A processor unit (3) is configured to execute an autonomous driving function of the motor vehicle (1) during a first instance such that the motor vehicle (1) travels autonomously based at least in part on the execution of the autonomous driving function. The processor unit (3) is further configured to store a driver intervention, the driver intervention being performed by a driver of the motor vehicle (1) during the first instance while the motor vehicle (1) travels autonomously based on the execution of the autonomous driving function. Additionally, the processor unit (3) is configured to execute the autonomous driving function during a second instance, subsequent to the first instance, based at least in part on the stored driver intervention such that the motor vehicle (1) travels autonomously based at least in part on the execution of the autonomous driving function according to the stored driver intervention.

A vehicle control apparatus comprises a first detection unit configured to have a first detection range, a second detection unit configured to have a second detection range which at least partially overlaps the first detection range, and a vehicle control unit configured to be capable of performing vehicle control based on a first control state and vehicle control based on a second control state which has a high vehicle control automation rate or a reduced degree of vehicle operation participation requested to a driver compared to the first control state. The vehicle control unit performs control to shift from the first control state to the second control state based on a condition that a match degree between pieces of preceding object information of a vehicle detected by the first detection unit and the second detection unit.

A method of switching a control right according to a driving mode of a vehicle in a control right switching system operated by at least one processor is provided. Upon receiving a command to switch a driving mode of a vehicle being in any one driving mode of a manual driving mode or an autonomous driving mode, a torque value of a control unit that controls the vehicle according to a current driving mode of the vehicle is initialized. Furthermore, after transferring a driving mode control right of the vehicle from a vehicle to a driver or from the driver to the vehicle by increasing or reducing a vehicle control right to control the vehicle, whether to switch the driving mode is determined through monitoring information obtained by the control unit in the vehicle whose driving mode was switched during a predetermined time period.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling an autonomous vehicle to allow an autonomous vehicle to safely pass through a road according to a driver's choice when the width of the road is narrow. The apparatus includes a sensor for acquiring information data of obstacles and vehicles in front of and on a side of a host vehicle, a signal processor for outputting data with respect to positions and media of obstacles and a determination signal representing presence or absence of a vehicle on a driving path, a controller for determining whether driving is possible by analyzing information acquired by the sensor and outputting a control signal corresponding to a selection signal of the driver, an interface for displaying an image processed by the signal processor, and an autonomous driving function unit for performing autonomous driving according to the control signal.

A human machine interface control unit as an information presentation control device is used in a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to perform a driving action on behalf of a driver, and controls an information presentation device configured to present information to the driver. The human machine interface control unit includes a permissible action determination unit configured to determine a permissible action that a driver is permitted to take among actions, other than a driving action, to be possibly taken by the driver when the autonomous driving function is implemented, and an information presentation content control unit configured to cause an information presentation device to present information related to a determination result of the permissible action.

In various examples, systems and methods are disclosed that accurately identify driver and passenger in-cabin activities that may indicate a biomechanical distraction that prevents a driver from being fully engaged in driving a vehicle. In particular, image data representative of an image of an occupant of a vehicle may be applied to one or more deep neural networks (DNNs). Using the DNNs, data indicative of key point locations corresponding to the occupant may be computed, a shape and/or a volume corresponding to the occupant may be reconstructed, a position and size of the occupant may be estimated, hand gesture activities may be classified, and/or body postures or poses may be classified. These determinations may be used to determine operations or settings for the vehicle to increase not only the safety of the occupants, but also of surrounding motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

An operation device including: an operation section configured to receive operation by a remote operator conferred with operation authority to operate a vehicle capable of autonomous driving; a communication section configured to transmit, to the vehicle, operation information for remote driving based on the operation received by the operation section; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: acquire biometric information regarding the remote operator, determine whether or not a compromised state, in which operation of the vehicle by the remote operator is compromised, has arisen based on the acquired biometric information, and transfer operation authority of the vehicle to another remote operator in a case in which the compromised state has been determined to have arisen.

A method and an apparatus for setting a driving mode of a vehicle are disclosed. The method performed by an in-vehicle apparatus for setting a driving mode includes: determining a state of an occupant, determining a type of road on which the vehicle is traveling, and setting the driving mode of the vehicle based on the state of the occupant and the type of the road.

A device for generating a trajectory outputs, from first data generated by a first sensor, first object information indicating the position of an object in an area around the vehicle at generation of the first data and first predictive object information indicating a predicted position of an object in the area around the vehicle at a predetermined period after generation of the first data; outputs second object information indicating the position of an object in an area around the vehicle from second data generated by a second sensor; and generates a trajectory along which the vehicle will travel, using the first object information until the predetermined period before a changing time at which an autonomous driving level will change, using the first predictive object information from the predetermined period before the changing time until the changing time, and using the second object information after the changing time.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to switching a driving mode of a vehicle. A mode change request from one of a plurality of sources to switch the vehicle from a first driving mode to a second driving mode is received. In response to receiving the mode change request, a status of the vehicle is accessed, and a confirmation request is transmitted to the one of the plurality of sources. Verification of the confirmation request is made, and a driving transition mode is initialized from the first driving mode to the second driving mode based on the status of the vehicle. In response to adhering to safety conditions or safety boundaries within a duration of time, a switching signal is sent to the control system of the vehicle to switch the vehicle from the first driving mode to the second driving mode.