An actuator control device (12) receives an output of a travel control device (100) via a first communication path (14), and controls a body-related actuator (13) in accordance with an instruction signal output from the travel control device (100). A second communication path (15) for transmitting a predetermined signal to the actuator control device (12) is provided independently from the first communication path (14). The actuator control device (12) controls the body-related actuator (13) in accordance with the predetermined signal received via the second communication path (15) at a disturbance of a communication via the first communication path (14).

An actuator control device (12) receives an output of a travel control device (100) via a first communication path (14), and controls a body-related actuator (13) in accordance with an instruction signal output from the travel control device (100). A second communication path (15) for transmitting a predetermined signal to the actuator control device (12) is provided independently from the first communication path (14). The actuator control device (12) controls the body-related actuator (13) in accordance with the predetermined signal received via the second communication path (15) at a disturbance of a communication via the first communication path (14).

A light distribution control device including: an acquirer acquiring information representing a running status of an assistance operation performed for driving assistance from a driving assistance device performing driving assistance of a subject vehicle based on a recognition result of objects disposed in front of the subject vehicle recognized based on detection results acquired by a plurality of sensors including an optical sensor; and a light distribution controller performing light distribution control including change of an output level of a headlight of the subject vehicle, in which the light distribution controller gently performs change of the output level of the headlight in accordance with running of the assistance operation in the light distribution control.

An apparatus and a method correct a level of a headlamp, in which a sight of the driver may be sufficiently secured while an influence on a sight of a driver of a preceding vehicle is minimized by specifying a level of a cutoff line of the headlamp using a transverse length and a longitudinal length of a number plate frame image. The specified level is compared with a level of a target line calculated based on a change of an inter-vehicle distance. The method includes determining whether it is necessary to perform a correction of raising or lowering the level of the headlamp, and a correcting the level of the headlamp such that the cutoff line of the headlamp follows the level of the target line at the corresponding inter-vehicle distance.

A vehicle may include: a camera configured to obtain a surrounding image of the vehicle; and a controller configured to derive spatial recognition data by learning the surrounding image of the vehicle as an input value, derive object recognition data including wheel area data of surrounding vehicles by learning the surrounding image of the vehicle as an input value, determine a ground clearance between a bottom surface of a vehicle body of the surrounding vehicle and a ground by use of the spatial recognition data and the wheel area data, and control the vehicle to park the vehicle by reflecting the ground clearance.

Provided are systems and methods for a deep learning based beam control. Sensor data associated with the environment and the corresponding detected objects from a perception system are obtained. Object features and image features are extracted. The extracted object features and image features are fused into fused features. A beam control status is predicted according to the fused features, wherein the beam control status indicates a high beam illumination intensity or a low beam illumination intensity of a light emitting device.

A vehicle headlamp (1) includes a lamp fitting (10), and a control unit (CO) configured to, when a signal indicating detection of a preceding vehicle (80) is input, control the lamp fitting (10) such that a total luminous flux amount of light emitted to a first region (211) and a second region (212), and widths (W211 and W212) in the first region (211) and the second region (212) change according to a position of the preceding vehicle (80) with respect to a vehicle (100), in which the first region (211) overlaps a whole of a visual recognition unit of the preceding vehicle (80), and edges (212R and 212L) of the second region (212) on both sides in the left-right direction are located on a preceding vehicle (80) side with respect to edges (211R and 211L) of the first region (211) on both sides in the left-right direction.

A vehicle headlamp (1) includes a lamp fitting (10), and a control unit (CO) configured to, when a signal indicating detection of a preceding vehicle (80) is input, control the lamp fitting (10) such that a total luminous flux amount of light emitted to a first region (211) and a second region (212), and widths (W211 and W212) in the first region (211) and the second region (212) change according to a position of the preceding vehicle (80) with respect to a vehicle (100), in which the first region (211) overlaps a whole of a visual recognition unit of the preceding vehicle (80), and edges (212R and 212L) of the second region (212) on both sides in the left-right direction are located on a preceding vehicle (80) side with respect to edges (211R and 211L) of the first region (211) on both sides in the left-right direction.

A method for operating adjustable headlights of a vehicle, the method may include sensing, by a vehicle night-vision sensor, an environment of the vehicle to provide sensed information; searching, in the sensed information, for a headlight adjustment event identifier, the headlight adjustment event identifier identifies a future occurrence of a headlight adjustment event, the headlight adjustment event requires an adjustment of a lighting pattern formed by at least one of the adjustable highlights of the vehicle; and when finding the headlight adjustment event identifier then adjusting the lighting pattern according to the headlight adjustment event, wherein the adjusting begins before the future occurrence of the headlight adjustment event or immediately at a beginning of the headlight adjustment event.

A vehicle lighting control device includes: a control determination unit that determines whether or not a state of a vehicle is a control target state in which an arrival time required for the vehicle to arrive at a tunnel is less than a predetermined reference arrival time; and a lighting controller that executes a first control to control a headlight to a low beam when a forward vehicle is detected and to control the headlight to a high beam when the forward vehicle is not detected. The lighting controller is configured to prevent the headlight from being switched to the high beam in the first control when determination is made that the vehicle is in the control target state even when a state in which the forward vehicle is detected is changed to a state in which the forward vehicle is not detected.