An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.

A drive control system is provided, which is mounted on a vehicle configured to travel by operation of a driver. The drive control system includes an actuator configured to output a driving force for the vehicle to travel, an output sensor configured to detect a driving force requested by the operation of the driver, and a control device configured to control operation of the actuator based on the requested driving force detected by the output sensor. The control device sets a target output value by adding a given delay time to a requested output value set corresponding to the requested driving force, and controls the actuator so as to output the target output value based on a response characteristic of the actuator.

An information processing apparatus comprises a control unit configured to execute: sequentially performing, in a predetermined order, processing of determining whether or not operating conditions for each driving support function are satisfied with respect to each of a plurality of driving support functions included in a first vehicle; and skipping the determinations for unprocessed driving support functions when there is a driving support function for which the operating conditions are determined to be satisfied.

Provided is an electric vehicle control system capable of securing good response and slip stopping property with respect to changes in a road surface condition. The system includes a vehicle controller configured to calculate a driver's demand torque command value according to a driver's accelerating or braking operation, a first communication device capable of communicating between a hydraulic controller and a motor controller, and a second communication device capable of communicating between the vehicle controller and the motor controller. The system includes a control system in which the hydraulic controller transmits a motor torque command value to the motor controller through the first communication device; the vehicle controller transmits the driver's demand torque command value to the motor controller through the second communication device; and the motor controller selects either one of the received motor torque command value and the received driver's demand torque command value as the command value.

A drive source controller is configured to control a drive torque of a drive source that drives a vehicle. The drive source controller is configured to prohibit acceptance of drive source required torque from a cruise controller when automatic braking control is activated during cruise control, or not output the drive source required torque to the drive source controller when the automatic braking control is activated during the cruise control.

A motion manager includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive each piece of information indicating kinematic plans from a plurality of systems. The systems include a first system and a second system. The one or more processors are configured to receive, from the first system, request information requesting to select a first kinematic plan by prioritizing the first kinematic plan set in the first system over a second kinematic plan set in the second system The one or more processors are configured to arbitrate the kinematic plans. The one or more processors are configured to distribute a motion request to the vehicle to at least one of actuators. The motion request is set based on arbitration results.

A system and method for interfacing an autonomous or remote control drive-by-wire controller with a vehicle's control modules. Vehicle functions including steering, braking, starting, etc. are controllable by wire via a control network. A CAN architecture is used as an interface between the remote/autonomous controller and the vehicle's control modules. A CAN module interface provides communication between a vehicle control system and a supervisory, remote, autonomous, or drive-by-wire controller. The interface permits the supervisory control to control vehicle operation within pre-determined bounds and using control algorithms.

A composite autonomous driving assistant system for making decision and a method of using the same is provided. A longitudinal-controlling autonomous driving assistant device and a lateral-controlling autonomous driving assistant device start to automatically assist in driving a vehicle. Then, a sensing device senses states of the vehicle and an environment and generates one sensing signal. When a controller determines that the collision period is less than a preset collision period and that a deceleration signal of the sensing signal is larger than a preset deceleration, the controller generates a turn-stopping signal. When the controller determines that a rotation angle signal of the sensing signal is larger than a preset angle, the controller generates a speed-stopping signal. The present invention establishes an excellent switching threshold condition when the plurality autonomous driving assistant device coexist.

At the time of starting up an engine (9) using an assist motor generator (10), a main controller (28) lowers a lower limit value in a charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from a first lower limit value (min1) to a second lower limit value (min2) through an energy management control part (28B). The main controller (28) heightens the lower limit value in the charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from the second lower limit value (min2) to the first lower limit value (min1) when the start of the engine (9) is completed. Further, the main controller (28) displays engine stop prohibition information on a display device (30) when the start of the engine (9) is completed and when an SOC of the electricity storage device (19) falls below the first lower limit value (min1).

An autonomous vehicle includes an automated driving system configured to automatically control vehicle steering, acceleration, and braking during a drive cycle without operator intervention. The vehicle additionally includes a wireless communication system configured to communicate with a remote communication device. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to communicate vehicle characteristics data via the wireless communication system. The vehicle characteristics data include a vehicle status identifier indicating automated driving system control of the vehicle. The controller is further configured to, in response to a remote override request from a remote communication device, command the automated driving system to perform a minimal risk condition maneuver to stop the vehicle.