Jaguar Land Rover Limited

David Pettinger

Daniel Woolliscroft

Helio Cardoso

Edward Pither

Mostafa Taie

Shyam Mohandas

David Torres

Qian Lu

Max Nalborczyk

Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system (). The control system () is for a host vehicle () operable in an autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode. The control system () comprises one or more controllers (). The control system () is configured to receive, when operating in a non-autonomous mode, a mode signal and environment data. The mode signal is indicative of the host vehicle () operating in a training mode. The environment data is indicative of a sensed environment of the host vehicle () during a first manoeuvre by the host vehicle () from a first location to a first navigation goal. In the training mode, the one or more controllers () identify a navigable area and output vehicle control data. The navigable area is in a vicinity of the first manoeuvre and is suitable to contain a plurality of possible navigation paths for subsequent navigation of the host vehicle (), operating in an autonomous mode, to a second navigation goal within the navigable area. The second navigation goal is different to the first navigation goal. The navigable area is identified in dependence on the environment data. The vehicle control data is indicative of the navigable area. When subsequently navigating to the second navigation goal in the autonomous mode, the control system () utilises the vehicle control data to autonomously control the host vehicle ().

Vehicle control system and control method

Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller (), comprising input means () for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle, output means () for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause a vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means () arranged to provide at least one mode for performing at least a portion of the defined manoeuvre, the mode being selectable from a plurality of modes including at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-in-vehicle mode and at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-out-of-vehicle mode, the mode being selectable in dependence upon the environment signal being indicative of a vehicle envelope suitable for the mode.

Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle movement

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