A method and apparatus that control lateral movement of a vehicle are provided. The method includes receiving vehicle information and path information of the vehicle, determining a center of vehicle rotation from the vehicle information, minimizing a path tracking error based on the path information of the vehicle, determining a road wheel angle command or a steering torque command using non-linear optimization based on the minimized path tracking error, and controlling an actuator according to the road wheel angle command or steering torque command.

In a system trigger mode and a driver trigger mode, when a start condition for an automated lane change function by autonomous travel control is satisfied, lane change information as to whether to accept execution of the automated lane change function is presented; when an acceptance input of accepting the execution is detected, a determination is made as to whether the lane change is possible; and the automated lane change function is executed when it is determined possible. In the driver trigger mode, when a predetermined lane change instruction operation is performed, a determination is made as to whether the lane change is possible, and when a determination is made that lane change is possible, the automated lane change function is executed. The time for the lane change determination by the driver trigger mode is set shorter than the time for the lane change determination by the system trigger mode.

Provided are a method and apparatus for creating a driving route of an autonomous vehicle and a computer program therefor. A method of creating a driving route of an autonomous vehicle, the method being performed by a computing device, includes obtaining information about a start point and an end point, setting an intermediate point between the start point and the end point, and creating a driving route by connecting the start point, the set intermediate point, and the end point, wherein the driving route includes a set of a curve connecting the start point and the set intermediate point and a curve connecting the set intermediate point and the end point, is expressed by a polynomial function for an angle of movement of the autonomous vehicle, and satisfies one or more continuity conditions related to a curvature.

Provided is a driver assistance apparatus, including: a camera mounted on a vehicle and configured to have a field of view facing a front of the vehicle and acquire image data; and a controller including a processor configured to process the image data, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a target heading angle and a target lateral position of the vehicle based on a predetermined yaw rate pattern, and when a driver operates a steering device that steers the vehicle to avoid a collision of the vehicle, control the steering device to assist in steering for avoiding the collision of the vehicle, based on at least one of the image data, the target heading angle or the target lateral position.

A vehicle control device includes a recognition part, a driving control part, and an output control part. When determining there is a section where a current driving mode cannot be continued in a first lane and the vehicle changes to a second lane, the output control part outputs predetermined information, including first and second information, before reaching the section. When detecting an intention to change lanes after outputting the first information, and a lane change to the second lane is completed before outputting the second information, the driving control part continues a first driving mode executed during traveling in the first lane even after the lane change is completed, and when detecting the intention to change lanes after outputting the first information, and the lane change to the second lane is completed after outputting the second information, the driving control part changes to a driving mode imposing a larger task.

A route generation device and a travel control device for suppressing a target route of a vehicle to be discontinuous before and after starting a lane change are obtained. A position obtaining unit obtains location information of the vehicle. A first route extraction unit extracts the target route as first points in sequence assuming that the vehicle continues to travel in the lane in which the vehicle is traveling before starting the lane change. The second route extraction unit extracts the target route a target route as second points in sequence assuming that the vehicle is currently traveling in an adjacent lane in which the vehicle travels after completing the lane change, and the vehicle continues to travel in the adjacent lane. The route calculation unit calculates the third points representing the target route.

Techniques for determining gaps for performing lane change operations are described. A first region in an environment of a vehicle can be determined. The first region can be associated with a first time period through which the vehicle is unable to travel and can correspond to a constraint space. A second region of the environment can be determined. The second region can be associated with a second time period and can correspond to a configuration space. A gap in the environment can be determined based on a portion of the configuration space that is exclusive of the constraint space. A trajectory can be determined based on the gap. The trajectory can be associated with performing a lane change operation and can be associated with a cost. The vehicle can be controlled to perform the lane change operation based at least in part on the trajectory and the cost.

A swerve assist to assist the driver of a transportation vehicle during an avoidance maneuver so that a collision with an obstacle is avoided. An additional steering torque for amplifying a current steering torque is applied when an avoidance maneuver of the transportation vehicle is detected. A single-wheel braking of the transportation vehicle is actuated to increase a transverse offset of the transportation vehicle.

Techniques described herein relate to lane handling, for instance to enable vehicles to perform turns without colliding into oncoming vehicles and/or bicycles in other lanes. System(s) associated with a vehicle can access sensor data and/or map data associated with an environment within which the vehicle is positioned in a first lane. The system(s) can determine that the vehicle is to perform a turn and a start of a second lane associated with the turn or a merging zone associated with the second lane. The system(s) can determine a location of the vehicle relative to the start of the second lane or the merging zone associated with the second lane and, based partly on the location, can cause the vehicle to merge into the second lane prior to performing the turn.

An apparatus for controlling a behavior of an autonomous vehicle includes: a joystick that inputs an adjustment value corresponding to an amount of manipulation by a user, and a controller to control the behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the adjustment value corresponding to the amount of manipulation being input from the joystick.