The present invention relates to a haptic information provision device. The haptic information provision device (100) according to the present invention comprises: a receiver (120) for receiving external notification information; a controller (130) for converting the notification information to a haptic signal; and an operation unit (110) for transferring haptic information to a user according to the haptic signal, wherein the operation unit (110) includes a plurality of operation units (110a-110j), the respective operation units (110a-110j) operating in response to different notification information and thus transferring different haptic information to the user.

Provided is a terminal device and the like that can switch a mode of operation as a terminal device in relation to an on-board device to which the terminal device is attached.

A terminal device T that is attached to an attachment target device M and that communicates with the attachment target device M comprises a switching means 1 that switches a mode of operation of the terminal device T on the basis of a state of attachment to the attachment target device M and a state of communication with the attachment target device M.

A vehicle provides information on a plurality of chargers that charge a battery mounted on the vehicle. The vehicle includes a navigation screen and an ECU. The ECU controls the navigation screen to show a map and to show a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of chargers at corresponding positions of the plurality of chargers on the map. The ECU controls the navigation screen to show the plurality of icons to allow identification of a charging type to which each of the plurality of chargers is adapted and magnitude of electric power that can be output under the charging type.

The technology employs spatial audio information to enhance wayfinding for pickup, drop-off and in-vehicle situations. The spatial information has a directional component, and a sense of distance can also be incorporated into the audio information. Audio cues or other spatial information is provided via headphones worn by a user. The spatial audio gives the user direction information, which can help locate the vehicle. In addition, this approach can be used when the rider is in the vehicle prior to exiting. For instance, spatial audio can be provided to the rider to give them contextual information about the environment outside the vehicle prior to exiting, such as whether a bicyclist is approaching on the side they will be exiting. This contextual information can alert the rider to wait or otherwise be more situationally aware when departing the vehicle.

A vehicle for performing an autonomous parking function, the vehicle including: at least one camera configured to acquire a surrounding image of a vehicle; a display; a storage configured to store a HD map of a parking lot including an autonomous parking preparation zone; and at least one process configured to, based on the surrounding image of the vehicle being processed, generate a surround view image, based on an upper end of a road mark defining the autonomous parking preparation zone being recognized in the surround view image, track a position of the upper end of the road mark, upon the vehicle being stopped while a part of the road mark is recognized, correct a starting point on the HD map of the parking lot based on the position of the upper end of the road mark, and upon a user input for performing an autonomous parking function being received, perform the autonomous parking function based on the correct starting point.

What is disclosed is a system to enable a user with an associated user device to receive a context dependent transportation experience, further wherein said system comprises a framework comprising one or more components, wherein said one or more components are coupled to each other and the user device via one or more interconnections; wherein said framework determines at least one context associated with said user and said user device; and wherein based on said determined context, said framework performs one or more actions.

A first computing device may implement a method for sharing a navigation session to minimize driver distraction. The method includes requesting access to a shared navigation session synchronized with a navigation session at a second computing device indicative of a navigation route, and the navigation session includes route data. In response to receiving access to the shared navigation session, the first computing device may receive synchronized route data indicative of the navigation route at the second computing device. The method further comprises obtaining one or more first navigation instructions corresponding to the synchronized route data including at least one navigation instruction that augments or is output in a different manner than one or more second navigation instructions output at the second computing device, and outputting the one or more first navigation instructions.

A method for controlling a vehicle can include determining a driver state based on physiological response of an operator and navigational irregularities from observed driving patterns. The physiological response may indicate observed driver stress based on bodily responses that can include respiration, heart rate, ocular movement, or other stress indicators. The method further includes determining a vehicle route having a trip start position, a path to a present position, and a trip destination, and identifying a navigation irregularity based on the vehicle route, the driver state, and a historic record driving patterns. The method may include displaying a navigation assistant output on a heads-up Human Machine Interface (HMI) based on the navigation irregularity and the physiological response of the user. The system may provide user-selectable navigation assistance including placing a phone call to a family member for navigation guidance, providing turn-by-turn navigation guidance via the heads-up HMI, and/or other measures.

A server device includes a communication unit and a control unit that send and receives information to and from another device via the communication unit. The control unit receives, from a plurality of terminal devices, information indicating a boarding point at which a user of each of the terminal devices desires to board a vehicle, sends, to the vehicle, information for causing the vehicle to travel along a route via a nearby region of each of a plurality of the boarding points while satisfying a predetermined condition, and notifies the terminal devices of the route.

In some implementations, a computing device can present alight notifications to a user when the user (e.g., user device) is approaching a public transit stop where the user should depart the public transit vehicle the user is currently occupying. For example, a user may use a user device to generate a public transit route that includes a starting location, a sequence of public transit stops, and a destination location. While traversing the transit route, the user may need to exit public transit vehicle (e.g., to reach the destination location, to switch transit lines, etc.). The user device can identify transit stops along the route where the user should exit a transit vehicle and present notifications prompting the user to exit the transit vehicle at the upcoming stop as the user device approaches the identified transit stops.