An open vehicle includes a vehicle upper portion, a traveling device, an external sensor, and an ECU. The vehicle upper portion has a riding surface that forms a bottom surface of the riding space and is configured for a plurality of users to ride on. The ECU is configured to control the traveling device to cause the open vehicle to automatically travel. The ECU is configured to execute: a specific person recognition process to use the external sensor to recognize a specific person existing in an outside space; and an automatic travel control process to control the traveling device such that, when the specific person exists within a predetermined distance range, the traveling device executes at least one of moving the open vehicle away from the specific person and increasing a vehicle speed as compared to when the specific person does not exist within the range.

While a motor vehicle is travelling, a selected offer of entertainment for a vehicle occupant is output by use of a display device arranged in the motor vehicle. Driving characteristics of the motor vehicle are adapted by a control device of the motor vehicle to the offer of entertainment output at a given moment and the motor vehicle is autonomously controlled in a way corresponding to the adapted driving characteristics.

According to an embodiment, a vehicle control system includes: a determination unit determining a schedule of a running locus and speed control of a subject vehicle; a running control unit automatically performing at least speed control of the subject vehicle on the basis of the schedule determined by the determination unit; and an interface control unit causing a display unit to display information representing a position or a section at which the subject vehicle accelerates or decelerates in the speed control in association with information representing the running locus on the basis of the schedule determined by the determination unit.

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing content by an autonomous vehicle. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for providing content measures user data for playing 3D content and estimates first prediction data indicating a degree of dizziness predicted for the user and second prediction data indicating a degree of carsickness predicted for the user, using a specific algorithm based on the user data. Thereafter, the method adjusts a depth of the 3D content when the first prediction data is larger than a first threshold or the second prediction data is larger than a second threshold and plays the 3D content via the output device based on the adjusted depth. An autonomous vehicle of the present disclosure can be associated with artificial intelligence modules, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)), robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, devices related to 5G service, etc.

An autonomous driving method for an autonomous driving unit includes: receiving mission performance information of a user with respect to a specific user mission; determining the mission performance information; and reflecting a result of the determination of the user mission in driving of the autonomous driving unit. An autonomous driving system in connection with a user game includes an autonomous driving unit having: a user module configured to receive mission performance information of a user with respect to a specific user mission; a game module configured to determine the mission performance information; and a driving module configured to reflect a result of the determination of the user mission in driving of the autonomous driving unit.

A method for providing a racing game using an autonomous driving unit includes: outputting route information of a specific autonomous driving unit participating in the racing game; receiving mission performance information for a user mission which a participant or a team is to perform; adjusting the route information by referring to the mission performance information; applying the adjusted route information to driving of the autonomous driving unit; and determining a result of the driving of the participant or the team.

The present invention relates to a vehicle and a control method therefor. A vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display unit; a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device; and a control unit, capable of wirelessly communicating with the vehicle, for controlling the display unit so as to display a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of a plurality of other vehicles searched by the communication unit on the display unit, initiate wireless communications with a first other vehicle included in the plurality of other vehicles in response to a first user input, and display a user interface which guides shared contents receivable from the first other vehicle, wherein each of the indicators includes identification information of a specific vehicle of the plurality of other vehicles.

An automated driving system with assistance for a driver in performing a non-driving activity includes an assistance device configured to assist the driver in performing the non-driving activity. The automated driving system, in a first operating state controls the vehicle in an automated manner, and in a second operating state hands over control of the vehicle to the driver. The assistance device is configured to assist the driver in performing the non-driving activity if the automated driving system switches from the first operating state to the second operating state.

An apparatus and a method provide a four-dimensional effect to a driver and/or passengers of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a first vehicle controller that analyzes data of content played in an electronic device, sets four-dimensional effect information and generates vehicle control information for realizing the four-dimensional effect according to the set four-dimensional effect information, and a second vehicle controller that performs vehicle control based on the vehicle control information in consideration of a driving status of a vehicle.

Route segment information is received from a first autonomous vehicle over a network. The route segment information includes one or more route segments and estimated entrance times, each of the entrance times being associated with one of the route segments and representing a time the first autonomous vehicle enters the route segment. Whether the first autonomous vehicle is within a specific route segment is determined based on an entrance time associated with the specific route segment and a current location of the first autonomous vehicle. If the first autonomous vehicle is within the specific route segment, a request is sent to invite the first autonomous vehicle to join a vehicle group of one or more vehicles associated with the specific route segment. The vehicle group is one of a plurality of vehicle groups that were determined based on route segment information received from a plurality of autonomous vehicles.