There is provided a method comprising: determining an occupancy status of a first region of a vehicle; determining, based at least in part on the occupancy status, a first climate control setting for the first region; controlling a climate control system of the vehicle to adjust a climate of the first region according to the first climate control setting; determining that a second region of the vehicle is unoccupied, wherein the second region is fluidly connected to the first region; determining a second climate control setting, wherein the second climate control setting is based at least in part on the occupancy status of the first region and characteristic data associated with a predicted potential change in occupancy status for the second region; and controlling the climate control system to adjust a climate of the second region according to the second climate control setting.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method of controlling the cabin climate in a vehicle travelling on a road. A requested temperature value of a desired temperature for at least one part of the cabin is detected. An allowable temperature deviation from the requested temperature value is determined. Topographic data representative of the topography of an upcoming road segment is acquired. A flow creating device of an air-conditioning system of the vehicle is controlled based on the acquired topographic data so as to maintain the temperature within the allowable deviation. The invention also relates to a computer program, to a computer readable medium, to a control unit and to a vehicle.

A controller of a vehicle, while the vehicle is within a predefined geofenced region and responsive to the vehicle entering park, increases a maximum state of charge threshold for the battery and decreases a minimum state of charge threshold for the battery. The controller also, while the vehicle is located within the predefined geofenced region and responsive to the vehicle exiting park, decreases the maximum state of charge threshold and increases the minimum state of charge threshold.

A HVAC thermal conditioning system provides a macroclimate environment. An auxiliary thermal conditioning system has multiple microclimate devices. The microclimate devices are configured to be arranged within an interior space that provides the macroclimate environment to an occupant. The microclimate devices provide a microclimate environment to the occupant different than the macroclimate environment. The microclimate devices are in close proximity to a region of the occupant. A controller calculates an occupant personal comfort based upon a thermal energy experienced by the occupant from thermal radiation sources, thermal convection sources, and thermal conduction sources, and to automatically command the microclimate devices in response to the calculated occupant personal comfort based upon occupant characteristics to achieve a desired occupant personal comfort. The automatic command is to adjust and apportion the thermal conduction sources and/or thermal radiation sources experienced by the occupant to achieve the desired occupant personal comfort.

A method for vehicle management performed by a vehicle control system includes monitoring a respective location associated with each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles based on location information transmitted from each of the plurality of vehicles. The method also includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) associated with a customer, customer location information identifying a location of the customer. The method further includes receiving, from each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, a set of current compartment climate values based on a triggering event at the vehicle. The method still further includes selecting one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles as a preferred vehicle based on a set of climate preferences associated with the customer. The method also includes transmitting, to the preferred vehicle, a message dispatching the preferred vehicle to the location of the customer, such that the preferred vehicle navigates to the location of the customer.

A system in a vehicle configured to control the temperature of a temperature controlled vehicle compartment. The system includes: a temperature controlled vehicle compartment configured to be cooled and/or heated; and a processing circuitry operatively connected to the temperature controlled vehicle compartment configured to cause the system to: detect at least a first attribute of at least a first object within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, activate any of cooling or heating of the temperature controlled vehicle compartment based on the at least first attribute of the at least first object.

Optimizing performance of an autonomous vehicle (AV) includes acquiring information pertaining to a plurality of factors associated with the AV. The plurality of factors includes a route to be traversed by the AV for a ride, a type of a road included in the route, a real-time location of the AV, a time of travel, and a weather condition at the time of travel. An optimal configuration is selected based on the acquired information for operating components of the AV. The components are configured in real time to operate at the optimal configuration. When the components operate at the optimal configuration, a power consumed by the components is reduced and a durability of the components is increased relative to when the components operate at a first configuration that is different from the optimal configuration.

A method for predicting an arousal level used by a computer of an arousal level prediction apparatus that predicts an arousal level of a user is provided. The method includes obtaining current biological information regarding the user detected by a sensor, and calculating a current arousal level of the user based on the current biological information. The method further includes obtaining current environment information indicating a current environment around the user, and predicting a future arousal level, which is an arousal level a certain period of time later, based on the current arousal level and the current environment information. Based on the predicted future arousal level, the method further issues a notification to the user, or controls an operation of a device.

An apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle, which control a route of the vehicle or an air circulation mode of the vehicle based on an outdoor air condition of an autonomous driving vehicle and control an indoor air cleaner of the vehicle based on an indoor air condition. In some implementations, an apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes an outdoor measurement sensor attached to an exterior of the vehicle and measuring an external fine dust concentration, a communicator receiving, from an environment server, a local fine dust concentration corresponding to a position of the vehicle, and when a difference between the measured external fine dust concentration and the received local fine dust concentration exceeds a set allowance, a controller checking whether an object generating fine dust exists outside the vehicle and allowing the vehicle to travel while avoiding the object when it is confirmed that the object exists.

An apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle, which control a route of the vehicle or an air circulation mode of the vehicle based on an outdoor air condition of an autonomous driving vehicle and control an indoor air cleaner of the vehicle based on an indoor air condition. In some implementations, an apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes an outdoor measurement sensor attached to an exterior of the vehicle and measuring an external fine dust concentration, a communicator receiving, from an environment server, a local fine dust concentration corresponding to a position of the vehicle, and when a difference between the measured external fine dust concentration and the received local fine dust concentration exceeds a set allowance, a controller checking whether an object generating fine dust exists outside the vehicle and allowing the vehicle to travel while avoiding the object when it is confirmed that the object exists.