Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Ran Yehoshua Gazit

Kobi Jacob Scheim

Igal Bilik

Ariel Lipson

Oded Bialer

Almog Aley-Raz

Nir Moshe Krause

Michael Itzhak Salmon

Madhusudan Raghavan

Wei Ping Li

Ryan Curtis Sekol

Azeem Sarwar

John Anthony Cafeo

Thomas A Yersak

Inna Stainvas Olshansky

Anil Bika

Guy Raz

Winson Ng

A vehicle including a hybrid battery pack includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack. The first battery pack has a higher energy density than the second battery pack. The second battery pack has a higher power density than the first battery pack. A power inverter module is connected between the hybrid battery pack and a motor generator unit (MGU) that is connected to a powertrain of the vehicle. The power inverter module is configured to regulate power flow between the hybrid battery pack and the MGU. A battery management module is configured to: control switching of the power inverter module; selectively charge and discharge at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; and selectively charge the first battery pack with power from the second battery pack.

Energy sharing system and method for a vehicle

Methods and systems are provided for selectively analyzing radar signals of a radar system of a vehicle. A receiver is configured to receive a plurality of radar signals of a radar system of a vehicle. The interface is configured to obtain data from one or more sensors of the vehicle having a modality that is different from the radar system. The processor is coupled to the receiver and to the interface, and is configured to selectively analyze the plurality of radar signals based upon the data.

Vehicle radar methods and systems

Methods and systems for a vehicle cognitive radar are provided. The system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit a first plurality of transmittal signals for a cognitive radar system of a vehicle, the cognitive radar system having at least a first modality. An interface is configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors having a second modality that is different from the first modality. A processor is coupled to the interface, and is configured to select an adjusted waveform for a second plurality of transmittal signals for the cognitive radar system using the sensor data.

Vehicle cognitive radar methods and systems

An array lidar system on a platform and a method of operating an array lidar system on a platform including a plurality of illuminators in an array transmitting through a lens includes establishing an initial arrangement of the plurality of illuminators among each other and an initial arrangement of the plurality of illuminators relative to the lens to define an initial field of view of the array lidar system. The method also includes controllably changing the initial field of view to a second field of view.

Array lidar with controllable field of view

A method of performing ranging and detection with an array lidar system and the array lidar system include a first illuminator to transmit a first pseudorandom binary sequence of pulses, the first pseudorandom sequence of pulses resulting in first reflections, and a second illuminator to transmit a second pseudorandom sequence of pulses, the second pseudorandom sequence of pulses being transmitted at least partly concurrently with transmission of the first pseudorandom sequence of pulses, the second pseudorandom sequence of pulses resulting in second reflections. A receiver receives the first reflections and the second reflections and associates the first reflections with the first illuminator based on a result of correlating the first reflections with the first pseudorandom sequence of pulses and a result of correlating the first reflections with the second pseudorandom sequence of pulses, the receiver includes an optical detector array and a processor.

Pseudo random sequences in array lidar systems

Methods and systems are provided for a radar system. The radar system comprises a plurality of distributed radar units and a centralized radar processing unit. The plurality of distributed radar units are each configured to obtain respective radar signals. Each of the plurality of distributed radar units are disposed at a different respective location of a mobile platform. The centralized radar processing unit is disposed within the mobile platform, coupled to each of the plurality of distributed radar units, and configured to directly process the radar signals from each of the plurality of distributed radar units.

Centralized vehicle radar methods and systems

An array lidar system on a platform and a method of operating an array lidar system comprising a plurality of illuminators on a platform include controlling a first set of the plurality of illuminators to transmit for a first duration, and controlling a second set of the plurality of illuminators to transmit for a second duration. The method also includes receiving and processing reflections resulting from the first set of the plurality of illuminators and the second set of the plurality of illuminators.

Spatio-temporal scanning patterns for array lidar systems

An array lidar system and a method of assembling an array lidar system comprising a plurality of illuminators and a plurality of detectors includes designing a plurality of hexagons of a same size such that no gaps remain between adjacent ones of the plurality of hexagons, and designing an arrangement of the plurality of illuminators or the plurality of detectors according to a hexagonal construct, the designing including arranging one or more illuminators of the plurality of illuminators or one or more detectors of the plurality of detectors within respective ones of the plurality of hexagons, wherein the one or more illuminators or the one or more detectors is at a same position within each of the respective ones of the plurality of hexagons. Implementing the design is done by disposing the plurality of illuminators or the plurality of detectors according to the arrangement.

Lidar with hexagonal laser array

Methods and systems are provided for controlling a radar system of a vehicle. Sensor information pertaining to an environment for the vehicle is received from a first sensor as the vehicle is operated. A beam of the radar system is adjusted by a processor based on the sensor information.

Vehicle radar with beam adjustment

Device, system, and method of liveness detection using voice biometrics. For example, a method comprises: generating a first matching score based on a comparison between: (a) a voice-print from a first text-dependent audio sample received at an enrollment stage, and (b) a second text-dependent audio sample received at an authentication stage; generating a second matching score based on a text-independent audio sample; and generating a liveness score by taking into account at least the first matching score and the second matching score.

Device, system, and method of liveness detection utilizing voice biometrics

A method of determining a position of a moving vehicle. A global position is detected by a global positioning device of at least one parked vehicle in a vicinity of the moving vehicle. The global position is determined as a function of signals broadcast by a plurality of satellites. Errors associated with the broadcast signals are determined. A correction error that provides a solution for eliminating the errors associated with the broadcast signals is determined. The correction error is transmitted to the moving vehicle. The correction error is applied to a received global positioning signal received by the moving vehicle. A global position of the moving vehicle is determined as a function of the correction error. The determined global position of the moving vehicle is applied in a vehicle application.

AD-HOC differential GPS referencing using parked vehicles

Systems and methods for switching between manual-mode steering and autonomous-mode steering, including a steering wheel assembly sending a signal to an autonomous driving electronic control unit, to engage autonomous-mode steering, in response to an autonomous interface steering wheel of the assembly having been moved from a first position to a second position.

Steering wheels for vehicle control in manual and autonomous driving

An automatically adjusting mirror system including a mirror assembly, a head position sensor configured and arranged to detect a pose of a head of a driver of a vehicle, and a master controller in communication with the mirror assembly and head position sensor. The master controller is configured to receive input from the mirror assembly and head position sensor, and adjust the mirror assembly based on the input from the mirror assembly and the input from the head position sensor to maintain a line of sight for the driver.

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Raanana, Israel

Ran Yehoshua Gazit