A system for conditioning a vehicle battery interworking with remote air conditioning includes: a receiving unit that receives remote air conditioning execution setting and in-vehicle battery conditioning execution setting after a vehicle is parked; and a control unit that is configured to determine whether the remote air conditioning execution setting and the in-vehicle battery conditioning execution setting are received, and control to turn on or off vehicle indoor air conditioning and executes battery conditioning based on a determination result.

Disclosed is a method for conditioning a vehicle battery interworking with scheduled air conditioning, including the steps of determining, using a controller, whether a scheduled departure time and scheduled air conditioning execution are set after parking a vehicle; determining, using the controller, whether battery conditioning execution of the vehicle is set when it is determined that the scheduled departure time and the scheduled air conditioning are set; and executing, using the controller, air conditioning and battery conditioning of the vehicle before a preset reference time of the scheduled departure time when the battery conditioning execution is set.

Systems and methods are provided for temperature regulation in an autonomous vehicle. In particular, systems and methods are provided for regulating the interior temperature of a delivery container in an autonomous vehicle. In various implementations, the delivery container includes one or more compartments, and a thermal management system is provided for regulating the temperature of each of the compartments.

Disclosed are climate systems for vehicles and methods for controlling the climate systems. In some implementations, a climate system includes: (1) a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the compartment of the vehicle; (2) a first compressor powered by an engine of the vehicle to compress a refrigerant; (3) a second compressor driven by an electric motor to compress the refrigerant; and (4) a controller electrically coupled to the first compressor and the second compressor. The controller configured to: (1) calculate a thermal load of the compartment based on a difference between a desired temperature and a measured temperature; and, (2) based on the calculated load, selectively activate: (i) the engine, (ii) the first compressor, and/or (iii) the second compressor.

System and techniques for an environmental control loop are described herein. A device for an environmental control loop can include a memory including instructions and processing circuitry that when in operation, can be configured by the instructions to receive environmental sensor data from a first component in a set of heterogeneous components installed in an environment with a controller. The environmental sensor data can indicate a service level value sensed by the first component. The controller can also measure a violation of a service level objective based on comparing the environmental sensor data to a threshold. The controller can also transmit an adjustment to an operating parameter of a second component of the set of heterogeneous components. The adjustment can be operative to attenuate the violation of the service level objective when implemented by the second component.

This disclosure describes systems and methods for limiting the functionality of remote start systems within vehicles. Remote start operations may be limited, for example, in response to exceeding one or more remote start limits. Limiting the remote start operations may include either preventing the initiation of a remote start request or ending an already in-progress remote start operation.

A method for preparing a vehicle prior to an occupant entering the vehicle includes acquiring information indicative of an upcoming time of entry of the occupant into a compartment of the vehicle, and commencing air replacement of at least part of the air in the compartment of the vehicle prior to the upcoming time of entry of the occupant. In some embodiments, the method also includes detecting whether the compartment of the vehicle has occupants, and commencing the air replacement responsive to detecting that the compartment of the vehicle has no occupants. In some embodiments, the method further includes determining a latest possible time for commencing the air replacement provided that the air replacement is to be completed at the upcoming time of entry of the occupant, and commencing the air replacement based on the determined latest possible time.

A portable display apparatus for conveying vehicle-related information using thermal and haptic touch is provided. The portable display apparatus includes circuitry communicatively coupled to a temperature control unit of the portable display apparatus. The circuitry receives from one or more first sensors associated with a vehicle, first temperature information associated with an interior space of the vehicle or an ambient environment of the vehicle and determines a temperature setting based on received first temperature information. The circuitry detects a physical-contact between the portable display apparatus and one of a skin portion or a cloth portion worn by a user. Thereafter, the circuitry controls the temperature control unit based on the determined temperature setting and the detected physical-contact. The temperature control unit is controlled to change a current temperature of at least a first section of the portable display apparatus to a first temperature, which is different from the current temperature.

A portable air purifier may include a case having an accommodation space, a front side and a rear side of which are open; a fan assembly accommodated in the accommodation space and including a blower fan; a fan cover disposed in front of and coupled to the fan assembly in the accommodation space; and a filter module disposed behind the fan assembly in the accommodation space. The case may include a first support surface that protrudes from an inner circumferential surface of the case and disposed behind the fan cover to face the fan cover, and a second support surface that protrudes from the inner circumferential surface of the case and disposed in front of at least a portion of the filter module to face the at least a portion of the filter module. The fan cover and the filter module may be coupled in a frontward-rearward direction with the first support surface and the second support surface interposed therebetween and may be fixed to the case.

Methods and systems are disclosed and include determining, using a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a nontransitory computer-readable medium, whether a user is authenticated to operate a vehicle-sharing vehicle. The method also includes, in response to determining the user is authenticated: (i) obtaining, using the processor, a height value, wherein the height value is associated with a vehicle-sharing account of the user and is displayed on an identification card of the user; (ii) determining, using the processor, whether a position of a vehicle control mechanism needs to be adjusted based on the height value; and (iii) in response to determining that the position of the vehicle control mechanism needs to be adjusted, adjusting, using the processor, the position of the vehicle control mechanism based on the height value.