A method for populating a controller for a motor vehicle with data includes providing a controller with a storage device, and generating a projected mathematical model of at least one section of a powertrain, including a transmission. The projected mathematical model describes the section of the powertrain with a gear ratio of 1 and is applicable to different transmissions. The projected mathematical model is stored in the storage device of the controller. A motor vehicle is also provided and operated accordingly.

A method and device parameterize a driving dynamics controller of a vehicle, which intervenes in a controlling manner in a driving dynamics of the vehicle. The driving dynamics controller ascertains an action depending on a vehicle state. The method includes providing a model for predicting a vehicle state. The model configured to predict a subsequent vehicle state depending on the vehicle state and the action. At least one data tuple is ascertained including a sequence of vehicle states and respectively associated actions. The vehicle states are ascertained by the driving dynamics controller using the model depending on an ascertained action. The parameters of the driving dynamics controller are changed/adjusted such that a cost function which ascertains costs of the trajectory depending on the vehicle states and on the ascertained actions of the respectively associated vehicle states and is dependent on the parameters of the driving dynamics controller is minimized.

The present disclosure is directed to controlling state transitions in an autonomous vehicle. In particular, a computing system can initiate the autonomous vehicle into a no-authorization state upon startup. The computing system can receive an authorization request. The computing system determines whether the authorization request includes a request to enter the first or second mode of operations, wherein the first mode of operations is associated with the autonomous vehicle being operated without a human operator and the second mode of operations is associated with the autonomous vehicle being operable by a human operator. The computing system can transition the autonomous vehicle from the no-authorization state into a standby state in response to determining the authorization request includes a request to enter the first mode of operations or into a manual-controlled state in response to determining the authorization request is a request to enter the second mode of operations.

A control method is provided for controlling a lateral position of a motor vehicle. The control method includes calculating a sighting distance of a detector means embedded in the vehicle, calculating a first component of a steering angle setpoint of a steered wheels of the vehicle, and calculating a second component of the steering angle setpoint. The first component is an open loop component of a control system, while the second component is a closed loop component of the control system. The first component is weighted by a gain that is a decreasing function of the sighting distance.

A mobile ecosystem includes an autonomous control system in a vehicle. The autonomous control system receives user information from at least one of a user device or the vehicle and identifies a trajectory plan and a vehicle configuration based on the user information. The trajectory plan identifies a departure time for the vehicle to depart a starting location, an arrival time for the vehicle to arrive at a destination location, and a travel route for the vehicle to traverse at least partially between the starting location and the destination location. The trajectory plan may identify an entry time for the user to enter the vehicle. The vehicle configuration identifies travels settings for components in at least one of dynamic systems or interior systems of the vehicle. The autonomous control system causes the components to be configured according to the travel settings and causes the vehicle to traverse the travel route.

Computer-implemented methods, systems and computer program products for facilitating operationally customized access to smart vehicles are provided. Aspects include receiving request to access a smart vehicle. Aspects also include receiving vehicle operation constraints associated with the smart vehicle using a processor. Aspects also include generating a vehicle policy based at least in part on the request to access the smart vehicle and the vehicle operation constraints using the processor. The vehicle policy includes rules for operation of the smart vehicle. Aspects also include transmitting the vehicle policy to the smart vehicle. Aspects also include moderating the operation of the smart vehicle based on at least in part the vehicle policy.

The present disclosure is directed to controlling state transitions in an autonomous vehicle. In particular, a computing system can initiate the autonomous vehicle into a no-authorization state upon startup. The computing system can receive an authorization request. The computing system determines whether the authorization request includes a request to enter the first or second mode of operations, wherein the first mode of operations is associated with the autonomous vehicle being operated without a human operator and the second mode of operations is associated with the autonomous vehicle being operable by a human operator. The computing system can transition the autonomous vehicle from the no-authorization state into a standby state in response to determining the authorization request includes a request to enter the first mode of operations or into a manual-controlled state in response to determining the authorization request is a request to enter the second mode of operations.

An automatic reverse driving controller includes a control unit. The control unit includes a traveling information input unit, a traveling information storage unit, an automatic reverse traveling instruction input unit, and a processing unit. The traveling information input unit inputs information on a traveling trajectory of the vehicle and a road surface condition.

The traveling information storage unit stores the inputted information on the traveling trajectory and the road surface condition. The automatic reverse traveling instruction input unit receives an input of an instruction to switch from traveling by a driving operation of a driver of the vehicle to automatic reverse traveling by the control unit. The processing unit corrects, in response to the input of the instruction, a traveling trajectory of an outward route on the basis of the road surface condition to determine a traveling route for a return route, and control reverse traveling of the vehicle.

A control system for a vehicle may include a plurality of vehicle subsystems associated with respective different dynamic vehicle control functions and a plurality of subsystem controllers associated with respective ones of the vehicle subsystems. The subsystem controllers may be configured to control actuators associated with the respective different dynamic vehicle control functions to change an operational state of components of the vehicle subsystems based on respective configuration settings. The system further includes an attribute configuration module operably coupled to the subsystem controllers. The attribute configuration module may include processing circuitry configured to save current configuration settings as a saved configuration responsive to a first actuation of a configuration mode actuator and, after an on/off cycle of the vehicle, instruct the subsystem controllers to implement the saved configuration responsive to a second actuation of the configuration mode actuator.

A method for adapting a driving behavior of a vehicle or of a vehicle combination based on vehicle parameters, in particular by a control unit. In the method, static vehicle parameters are received, preferably prior to starting the drive, measuring data being collected and received during at least one initiated driving maneuver, the measuring data received during the at least one initiated driving maneuver being evaluated for ascertaining at least one dynamic vehicle parameter, and the static vehicle parameters and/or ascertained dynamic vehicle parameters being transmitted to a vehicle control unit for the vehicle-specific adaptation of a driving behavior. A control unit, a computer program, and a machine-readable memory medium are also described.