Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing user intervention for a vehicle are provided. One of the methods includes: receiving an instruction to initiate an intervention session from a server, and providing, in response to receiving the instruction, a user interface associated with the intervention session for display on a terminal associated with the vehicle. The method further includes detecting, at the terminal, a user interaction corresponding to a command associated with operation of the vehicle, and generating a decision associated with the operation of the vehicle based at least in part on the command.

A service providing system, a vehicle and a method for providing a service are provided. The service providing system includes a server device configured to provide a service to a vehicle via a telecommunication line, the server device including processing circuitry configured to: acquire, from the vehicle, information on a communication standard and a service that are being used and position information; and create, at least partly based on the information on the communication standard and the service and the position information, a service map indicating a communication standard and a service that are usable in a communication area; and control content of the service provided to the vehicle using the service map.

An apparatus for providing a notification of control authority transition in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a speaker configured to output a sound notification, a vibration motor configured to output a vibration notification, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the speaker and the vibration motor. The control circuit is configured to output a first notification using the speaker during a first time interval, when a situation to transfer control authority for the vehicle occurs, output a second notification using the speaker and the vibration motor during a second time interval, after the first time interval elapses, and output a third notification using the speaker and the vibration motor during a third time interval, after the second time interval elapses.

A vehicle computing unit and method for collision avoidance. The method includes calculating a dynamic trajectory of a vehicle, wherein the dynamic trajectory of the vehicle indicates a projected movement path of the vehicle; determining whether at least one risk location is within the dynamic trajectory of the vehicle; operating the vehicle based on a driving decision selected from among a first driving decision and a second driving decision when at least one risk location is within the dynamic trajectory of the vehicle, wherein the first driving decision is determined based on inputs by an operator of the vehicle, wherein the second driving decision is determined by a vehicle computing unit of the vehicle; and operating the vehicle based on the inputs by the operator of the vehicle when no risk location is within the dynamic trajectory of the vehicle.

A vehicle control device is applied to a vehicle including at least a shift control system configured to switch a shift range. The vehicle control device is configured to control the vehicle to perform autonomous driving travel without depending on an operation of a driver in at least one driving operation. The vehicle control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine the propriety of travel by the autonomous driving travel according to a type of abnormality that occurs in the shift control system. The controller is configured to perform travel control of the vehicle according to the propriety of the travel by the autonomous driving travel.

Methods and systems including processor configured to receive a transition indication to switch a semi-autonomous vehicle from a driving mode to another driving mode while a driver is driving the vehicle on a roadway. Wherein the driving modes include an autonomous lane keeping mode, an autonomous lane change mode and a manual mode. In response to receiving the request, use protocol data to assess a status of the vehicle's environment, a vehicle state and systems of the vehicle. Select, a set of conditions corresponding to the vehicle's state, based on one or more of the assessments. Determine, whether a switch between driving modes is initiated by the driver, by verifying if the vehicle's state satisfies the set of conditions, in order to validate if the driver actuated the vehicle into or out of a safety region.

A vehicle control system includes a vehicle, an information terminal apparatus that can provide, on a display unit, a plurality of contents which provide training on an operation method of the vehicle, and a server that can communicate with the vehicle and the information terminal apparatus. The information terminal apparatus includes a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display a first content that provides training on an operation method including a method to start an operation of a specific function of the vehicle and a second content that provides, to a user of the vehicle who has been trained by the first content and is registered in the server, training on an operation method corresponding to a phenomenon that can occur while the specific function is provided.

In a vehicle control system (1) configured for autonomous driving, a control unit (15) invokes an autonomous stopping mode when an intervention detection unit (10, 11, 13, 33) has failed to detect an acceptance of a driving intervention request by the driver when the driving intervention request is notified by a notification interface (31, 32), and the control unit restricts a functionality of the autonomous driving after the autonomous stopping mode has been invoked due to a driver's failure.

In a driving control apparatus for a vehicle having an ACC function for performing constant speed cruise at a target speed or performing following cruise to a preceding vehicle at a target inter-vehicle time, an LKA function for maintaining cruise in the vehicle's own driving lane by following control to a target path, a CACC function for performing convoy cruise by cooperative adaptive cruise control using the ACC function together with driving information on convoy vehicles obtained by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication part, and a tracking control function for performing steering control. The driving control apparatus has a function for: notifying a driver of CACC function cancelation and of tracking control start, in case where failure has occurred in the vehicle-to-vehicle communication or the lane cannot be recognized during the convoy cruise; shifting to following cruise by the tracking control function; and altering override threshold values for stopping the tracking control function to a value greater than during normal operation.

A vehicle control apparatus includes a communication unit, a display, and a processor. The communication unit can establish communication with an external apparatus. The processor can control the display to activate a graphic object of a content on the basis of communication reliability between the external apparatus and the communication unit.