An actuator system configured to control an operation of a vehicle includes at least one application configured to set a kinematic plan for the vehicle, and one and more processors configured to arbitrate a plurality of kinematic plans including a kinematic plan set by the at least one application.

A system for controlling a failure of an environment-friendly vehicle is provided to which a highway driving pilot (HDP) system is applied. The system includes a vehicle control unit (VCU) controller that operates a driving motor, an integrated electric booster (IEB) controller that operates IEB for controlling a brake of the environment-friendly vehicle and generate a request to the VCU controller for regenerative braking, and an HDP controller that calculates a required deceleration of the environment-friendly vehicle based on the situation around the environment-friendly vehicle, determined through cognitive control sensors applied to the environment-friendly vehicle. The HDP controller transmits the required deceleration to the IEB controller. At least one of regenerative braking of the driving motor or braking through the brake is performed based on a type of a fault message output by the IEB controller or a failure in communication between the HDP controller and the IEB controller.

A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle includes actuating a first actuating device of the brake system, exerting an electromechanical braking force to decelerate the motor vehicle in an event of a fault in the hydraulic braking device and when the first actuating device is actuated, and generating the electromechanical braking force after a start of the actuation of the first actuating device for a minimum generation period and/or generating the electromechanical braking force after an end of the actuation of the first actuating device for an additional continued generation period. The brake system includes a hydraulic braking device, an electromechanical braking device, and a first actuating device, in particular a brake pedal.

An autonomous vehicle mode regulator system and method comprise transmitting authorization signals from autonomous driving infrastructure on a roadway to a controller module to authorize or inhibit operation of a vehicle in different levels of automation. The controller module controls the level of automation under which the autonomous driving system of the vehicle operates based on the signals received from the autonomous driving infrastructure. In this regard, the controller module can prevent the autonomous driving system of the vehicle from operating in certain levels of automation unless appropriate authorizations signals are received. Similarly, the controller module can permit or even require operation of the vehicle in certain levels of automation upon receipt of certain authorization signals. Still further, the controller module can inhibit or disengage operation of a vehicle in certain levels of automation upon receipt of signals from autonomous driving infrastructure associated with certain driving hazards on the roadway.

Presented are hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) powertrains and control logic for optimized regenerative braking (regen), methods for making/using such systems, and HEVs with increased regen through reduced engine and transmission friction. A method of operating an HEV includes determining if an REV operating state or fault prevents engagement of a regen control operation and, if not, responsively determining if a torque request for the REV's powertrain is less than a road load on the HEV. The regen control operation is executed responsive to the torque request being less than the road load. The regen control operation includes the power transmission drivingly disconnecting the engine from the road wheels, and the engine operating at a target engine speed. A negative torque offset to maintain a vehicle deceleration rate after disconnecting the engine from the road wheels is calculated; the traction motor outputs a negative torque based on this negative torque offset.

An autonomous drive ECU 1 includes: at least two microcomputers 10 and 30 capable of receiving sensing data from a plurality of sensors 61; failure detection units 11 and 31 that detect a failure of the plurality of sensors 61 or the microcomputers 10 and 30; a mode selection unit 33 that selects a normal operation mode and a fallback operation mode; and a sensor selection unit that selects the sensor 61 based on a failure part detected by the failure detection unit 31 or a surrounding situation of an own vehicle calculated from the sensing data. Any of the at least two microcomputers 10 and 30 generates a drive signal for operating an actuator using the sensing data received from the sensor 61 selected by the sensor selection unit in the case of the fallback operation mode.

Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to resolving one or more deficiencies in autonomous driving requirements for a road segment. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data for a portion of the road segment from at least one sensor of a vehicle, and determining autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment. The method includes identifying the one or more deficiencies in the autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment based on the received sensor data and the determined autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment. The method includes determining an alteration to the portion of the road segment to overcome the one or more deficiencies in the autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment.

Provided is a control apparatus for a vehicle configured to perform parking assist control, the control apparatus including a first power supply device, a second power supply device, and a power supply circuit, the power supply circuit being configured to, when an abnormality occurs in the first power supply device during the performance of the parking assist control, supply an electric power from the second power supply device to a braking device and a shift switching device, and the braking device and the shift switching device being configured to operate such that a timing at which a current flowing from the second power supply device to the braking device reaches a maximum value and a timing at which a current flowing from the second power supply device to the shift switching device reaches a maximum value do not overlap.

The present invention provides a vehicle control apparatus that controls automated driving of a vehicle, comprising: a first travel controller configured to control travel of the vehicle; a second travel controller configured to control travel of the vehicle based on an instruction from the first travel controller; a first controller configured to control a first actuator based on an instruction from the first travel controller; and a second controller configured to control a second actuator based on an instruction from the second travel controller, wherein in a case in which degradation of a communication function between the first travel controller and the second travel controller is detected in a state where the actuator group is performed by the second controller, alternative control of the vehicle is performed by the second travel controller.

An autonomous drive ECU 1 includes: at least two microcomputers 10 and 30 capable of receiving sensing data from a plurality of sensors 61; failure detection units 11 and 31 that detect a failure of the plurality of sensors 61 or the microcomputers 10 and 30; a mode selection unit 33 that selects a normal operation mode and a fallback operation mode; and a sensor selection unit that selects the sensor 61 based on a failure part detected by the failure detection unit 31 or a surrounding situation of an own vehicle calculated from the sensing data. Any of the at least two microcomputers 10 and 30 generates a drive signal for operating an actuator using the sensing data received from the sensor 61 selected by the sensor selection unit in the case of the fallback operation mode.