A protocol and a system for customizing driving operation of and legalizing self-driving motor vehicles are introduced as an alternative solution to state-of-the-art technologies in development and marketing of the self-driving motor vehicles, promising to enable a self-driving motor vehicle to provide an experience as if being driven by the mind of a passenger the first time it serves on a public roadway.

Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that may be driven to or sold in different geographical locations that may have different engine emissions and fuel economy standards are described. The systems and methods may adjust vehicle operation to comply with standards that may be enforced where the vehicle is geographically located. The standards may apply to countries, treaty zones, race track areas, off-road areas, and other geographically related standards.

One example of a computer-implemented method of adjusting vehicle sensitivity comprises receiving, at a first vehicle, a vehicle profile of a second vehicle. The vehicle profile of the second vehicle correlates measured responses of one or more actuators on the second vehicle to measured user control inputs on the second vehicle. The method further comprises receiving a user control input for the first vehicle; and modifying a response of one or more actuators on the first vehicle to the received user control input based on the received vehicle profile of the second vehicle such that the one or more actuators on the first vehicle mimic the one or more actuators on the second vehicle.

A vehicle includes an information storage, an information notifier, a reply acquirer, a vehicle characteristic specifier, and a vehicle characteristic setter. The information storage is configured to store question information including a plurality of questions. The information notifier is configured to extract a question from the stored question information in accordance with a predetermined rule and notify the question through a notification device. The reply acquirer is configured to acquire a reply to the notified question. The vehicle characteristic specifier is configured to specify a vehicle characteristic based on the reply. The vehicle characteristic setter is configured to set the specified vehicle characteristic is the vehicle.

A controller for use with autonomous vehicle functions comprises an input for receiving data regarding a set of vehicle factors, an output for controlling autonomous vehicle functions and a processor having control logic. The control logic receives data regarding the set of vehicle factors, sets the autonomous vehicle functions in a first mode when at least two of the vehicle factors meet a respective first condition and sets the autonomous vehicle functions in second mode when at least one of the vehicle factors meets a respective second condition.

A controller and a control method for a vehicle including an engine with a supercharger and an automatic transmission provided in a power transmission path between the engine and driving wheels are provided. The controller is configured to perform learning control of learning a command value associated with gear shifting of the automatic transmission. The controller is configured to limit a supercharging pressure of the supercharger when the automatic transmission is performing gear shifting to be equal to or less than a predetermined pressure until initial learning which is performed by the learning control unit in a predetermined period after the vehicle has been manufactured is completed.

A portable electronic device for repositioning adjustable fixtures in vehicles. The portable electronic device includes a communication module, a processor, and a memory that stores computer program instructions that cause the processor to receive a first configuration setting that is specific to the first vehicle, the first configuration setting describing a preferred position of a first adjustable fixture in the first vehicle, translate the first configuration setting into a second configuration setting that is specific to a second vehicle, and transmit, to the second vehicle using the communication module, the second configuration setting to the second vehicle for use in moving a second adjustable fixture in the second vehicle from an initial position to an adjusted position that is based on the preferred position.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for the logical configuration of vehicle control systems based on driver profiles. A vehicle control computer may identify driving behavior of a driver of a vehicle through vehicle operation data provided by one or more of vehicle sensors, a telematics device, and a mobile device. Based on the driving behavior, the vehicle control computer may develop a first driving profile for the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle control computer transmit the first driving profile to a remote server storing driving profiles of a plurality of users. The vehicle control computer may download a second driving profile associated with a different driver from the remote server. The vehicle control computer may configure vehicle operations based off of the second driving profile associated with the different driver and may actuate vehicle operation based on the configuration.

A method for adapting a driving behavior of a vehicle or of a vehicle combination based on vehicle parameters, in particular by a control unit. In the method, static vehicle parameters are received, preferably prior to starting the drive, measuring data being collected and received during at least one initiated driving maneuver, the measuring data received during the at least one initiated driving maneuver being evaluated for ascertaining at least one dynamic vehicle parameter, and the static vehicle parameters and/or ascertained dynamic vehicle parameters being transmitted to a vehicle control unit for the vehicle-specific adaptation of a driving behavior. A control unit, a computer program, and a machine-readable memory medium are also described.

A system for interacting with a user in a vehicle includes a processing device including an input module configured to receive measurement data from one or more sensors, the measurement data related to features of the user. The system also includes a prompt design module configured to, in response to receiving an instruction to output a requested prompt to the user, determine a user state based on the measurement data, determine an activity state based on the measurement data and the user state, customize the requested prompt based on the user state and the activity state to generate a customized prompt, and output the customized prompt to the user.