Emergency signal detection and response
First Claim
1. A method of navigating a first vehicle in presence of an emergency vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, via communication hardware of the first vehicle, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle;
determining a relative location of the emergency vehicle;
in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a same lane as the vehicle, automatically manipulating actuators of the first vehicle to move the first vehicle out of the same lane as the emergency vehicle; and
in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a different lane than the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to reduce a speed of the first vehicle.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a method of safely and automatically navigating in the presence of emergency vehicles. A first vehicle may receive, via communication hardware, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle. Such a message may originate from the emergency vehicle itself and/or from infrastructure such as a smart traffic light that can sense the presence of the emergency vehicle. The first vehicle may then determine the relative location of the emergency vehicle and automatically respond appropriately by determining a safe trajectory and navigating according to that trajectory until the emergency vehicle is out of range. In some examples, the first vehicle may detect the presence of an emergency vehicle using on-board sensors such as distance measuring sensors, depth sensors, and cameras, in addition to receiving a message via communication hardware.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of navigating a first vehicle in presence of an emergency vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, via communication hardware of the first vehicle, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle; determining a relative location of the emergency vehicle; in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a same lane as the vehicle, automatically manipulating actuators of the first vehicle to move the first vehicle out of the same lane as the emergency vehicle; and in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a different lane than the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to reduce a speed of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of navigating a first vehicle in presence of an emergency vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, via communication hardware of the first vehicle, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle; determining a relative location of the emergency vehicle; in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a same lane as the vehicle, automatically manipulating actuators of the first vehicle to move the first vehicle out of the same lane as the emergency vehicle; and in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a different lane than the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to reduce a speed of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A first vehicle, comprising:
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one or more processors; communication hardware; actuators; and a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the vehicle to perform a method of recognizing a driving pattern of the vehicle, the method comprising; receiving, via the communication hardware of the first vehicle, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle; determining a relative location of the emergency vehicle; in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a same lane as the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to move the first vehicle out of the same lane as the emergency vehicle; and in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a different lane than the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to reduce a speed of the first vehicle.
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