An accessible and usable mobile device application is provided herein that integrates with a technology network designed to increase an ability to orient, locate and travel within indoor and outdoor physical environments independently, safely, and securely for people with sensory disabilities and the aging population who have visual, hearing, mobility, and/or cognitive disabilities.

A computer-implemented method of updating an auto insurance policy is provided. The method may include (1) determining that a customer's mobile device has a Telematics Application (“App”) installed on it, the Telematics App configured to (i) receive telematics data associated with another vehicle via a wireless communication broadcast; (ii) determine a travel event from analysis of the telematics data received, and (iii) generate a corrective action based upon the telematics data received or travel event determined that alleviates the risk of vehicle collision. The method may also include (2) monitoring, with the customer's permission, an amount or percentage of usage of the Telematics App on the customer's mobile device while the customer is driving in an insured vehicle; and (3) adjusting an insurance policy premium or discount based upon usage of the Telematics App to facilitate rewarding risk-averse drivers and encourage usage of risk mitigation or prevention technology.

A control device for an automated valet parking lot includes: a travel path determination unit determining a travel path to one of a plurality of parking sections defined in the parking lot; a travel path transmission unit transmitting the travel path to a vehicle having a function of estimating an own position; and an accuracy evaluation unit evaluating an accuracy of the own position estimated by the vehicle. The accuracy evaluation unit is further configured to: recognize a position of the vehicle in the automated valet parking lot based on information from a sensor disposed in the automated valet parking lot; and evaluate the accuracy of the own position by determining whether the recognized position of the vehicle exceeds a preset allowable range that is a range including the travel path with a predetermined margin.

A control device for an automated valet parking lot includes: a travel path determination unit determining a travel path to one of a plurality of parking sections defined in the parking lot; a travel path transmission unit transmitting the travel path to a vehicle having a function of estimating an own position; and an accuracy evaluation unit evaluating an accuracy of the own position estimated by the vehicle. The accuracy evaluation unit is further configured to: recognize a position of the vehicle in the automated valet parking lot based on information from a sensor disposed in the automated valet parking lot; and evaluate the accuracy of the own position by determining whether the recognized position of the vehicle exceeds a preset allowable range that is a range including the travel path with a predetermined margin.

Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring or affecting movement of a vehicle using a traffic device. An event data source may have a processor and/or a transceiver. The event data source may transmit, via the transceiver and to a vehicle and infrastructure computing device, information indicative of an event affecting a portion of road. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may comprise a vehicle and infrastructure control computer. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may receive, from the event data source, the information indicative of the event affecting the portion of road. The computing device may determine one or more traffic devices associated with the portion of road and configured to control traffic for the portion of road. Based on the information indicative of the event affecting the portion of road, the computing device may send, to the one or more traffic devices associated with the portion of road, instructions to change one or more characteristics of the one or more traffic devices.

A method for steering a vehicle along a path in a driveway and around obstacles between a starting position into a target position, comprises the steps of determining the vehicle dimensions, steering and driving capabilities, carrying out a path optimization step to evaluate, based on a predetermined cost function, the least costly path between the starting position and the target position avoiding any collisions with obstacles. The method further comprises the further step of applying a path improver step, smoothening the trajectory obtained by the path optimization method by means of numerical optimization while fulfilling dynamical constraints on acceleration and steering rate of the vehicle through planning lateral and longitudinal movement of the vehicle in a joint optimization problem or by means of separate optimization problems.

Disclosed are a method, device, and system to control stopping of a mobility device. In particular, the method includes: receiving a stop change request of a route mobility device from a user device; determining whether the stop change request satisfies a change condition; determining a change stop of the route mobility device based on the stop change request when the change condition is satisfied; and transmitting a change stop message to the route mobility device and at least one of the user device or a mobility device used by a user.

A vehicle computer for use in a vehicle. The vehicle computer includes at least one processor; an interface to a radio communications network; and a memory including software instructions configured to control the at least one processor to implement a method including steps of: receiving, from a traffic information hub in the radio communications network, intersection condition information regarding a next intersection along a route of the vehicle; and calculating route and navigation information based at least in part on the received intersection condition information. Also disclosed is a traffic information hub including: at least one processor; an interface to a data network; and a memory including software instructions configured to control the at least one processor to implement a method including steps of: receiving intersection condition information for each one of a plurality of traffic intersections; and receiving a query from a vehicle.

A transit system includes a road, a plurality of pavement markers spaced apart along a lane line of the road, and a plurality of RF devices carried by the pavement markers. The RF devices are configured to transmit RF navigation signals to motor vehicles traveling along the road.

A warning system and method are provided. The warning system includes a plurality of sensing apparatuses and a server. The sensing apparatuses are used for sensing a driving trajectory of each of a plurality of two-wheeled vehicles. The server compares the driving trajectories with an accident hotspot list to determine whether at least one first driving trajectory matches an accident hotspot location, wherein the accident hotspot list is generated by a plurality of driving behavior events corresponding to each of the two-wheeled vehicles. The server generates a warning message to remind a first driver of a first two-wheeled vehicle corresponding to the at least one first driving trajectory when determining that the at least one first driving trajectory matches the accident hotspot location.