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 control device for controlling a brake of a vehicle includes an arbitrating unit configured to receive motion requests for a plurality of actuators, which are used for controlling a motion of the vehicle, from a plurality of application requesting units related to driving support functions and to arbitrate the received motion requests, a command distributing unit configured to distribute commands to controllers for controlling the actuators based on an arbitration result obtained by the arbitrating unit, and a feedback controller configured to feed back a control record value indicating the motion of the vehicle, which is measured by using sensor units, to the application requesting units and to realize the motion of the vehicle requested by the application requesting units.

An autonomous driving apparatus is mounted on a vehicle. The autonomous driving apparatus includes a controller configured to detect that an output timing of route guidance information from a navigation apparatus mounted on the vehicle matches an output timing of route guidance information from the autonomous driving apparatus, acquire an output setting for the route guidance information output from the navigation apparatus, and decide an output setting for the route guidance information output from the autonomous driving apparatus based on the acquired output setting information and the detection.

A method is disclosed for using an autonomous vehicle to teach a student how to drive. The method may include generating, by the autonomous vehicle during a training session, a plan for navigating a section of road. During the training session, the autonomous vehicle may receive control instructions from the student regarding how the student would like to navigate the section of road. If the autonomous vehicle determines that implementing the instructions would be safe and legal, it may implement those instructions. However, if the autonomous vehicle determines that implementing the instructions would not be safe and legal, it may execute the plan. During a training session, an autonomous vehicle may provide on a head-up display to the student certain visual feedback regarding a driving performance of the student.

A driving assistance apparatus includes: an assistor configured to perform an avoidance assistance control when there is a target to avoid, ahead of a vehicle, to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the target; a predictor configured to predict that a deceleration operation of the vehicle will be performed, on the basis of a deceleration factor, which is different from the target and which is located in surroundings of the vehicle, when there is the target ahead of the vehicle; and a changer configured in such a manner that when it is predicted that the deceleration operation will be performed, the changer performs at least one of a process of reducing an assistance amount associated with the avoidance assistance control and a process of delaying start timing of the avoidance assistance control, in comparison with those when it is not predicted that the deceleration operation will be performed.

A method for assignment of vehicle control includes receiving route data indicating a route between a starting location of a vehicle and a destination location, and determining an optimal vehicle configuration for the route based on a target vehicle speed and a hybrid torque split. The method further includes receiving a driver requested torque value and determining a passive pedal torque value based on the route data and vehicle powertrain data. The method further includes selectively assigning control of the vehicle to a vehicle system or to a driver of the vehicle based on the driver requested torque value and the passive pedal torque value.

A control device for controlling a brake of a vehicle includes an arbitrating unit configured to receive motion requests for a plurality of actuators, which are used for controlling a motion of the vehicle, from a plurality of application requesting units related to driving support functions and to arbitrate the received motion requests, a command distributing unit configured to distribute commands to controllers for controlling the actuators based on an arbitration result obtained by the arbitrating unit, and a feedback controller configured to feed back a control record value indicating the motion of the vehicle, which is measured by using sensor units, to the application requesting units and to realize the motion of the vehicle requested by the application requesting units.

A PTO shaft driving device in a working machine, includes a parking switch to detect parking of a vehicle body, a first switch located on a manipulator located on the vehicle body to output a PTO shaft control command that is either a driving command to drive a PTO shaft located on the vehicle body or a stopping command to stop the PTO shaft, a second switch located at a position different from the manipulator to output a PTO shaft control command that is either a driving command to drive the PTO shaft or a stopping command to stop the PTO shaft, a first permission switch to selectively permit or prohibit a stationary work when the parking switch detects the parking, and a controller configured or programmed to control driving of the PTO shaft. The controller is configured or programmed to selectively drive or stop the PTO shaft according to the PTO shaft control command from the first switch or the second switch when the stationary work is permitted by the first permission switch.

A motor-driven vehicle includes: a motor for traveling; an inverter that drives the motor; and a controller configured to perform automatic parking control for parking the motor-driven vehicle at a target parking position without depending on a user's vehicle operation, and prohibit or stop the automatic parking control when a load limitation ratio is less than a threshold value, the load limitation ratio indicating a limitation level of a torque which is able to be output from the motor in response to a required torque for the motor.

An autonomous driving system includes: a Human Machine Interface; and a control device configured to control autonomous driving of a vehicle, present a first operation instruction to a driver of the vehicle during the autonomous driving, the first operation instruction requesting the driver to perform a first response operation performed in response to a first request or a first proposal by presenting the first request or the first proposal to the driver via the Human Machine Interface, and prohibit presenting a second operation instruction different from the first operation instruction until the first response operation is completed or until a timing at which the first response operation is predicted to be completed, the second operation instruction requesting the driver to perform a second response operation performed in response to a second request or a second proposal by presenting the second request or the second proposal.