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State-based operation for autonomous vehicles

  • US 10,077,052 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2017
  • Issued: 09/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising;

    operating a vehicle in a first driving state, the first driving state corresponding to a first set of logic for operating the vehicle, the first set of logic including logic for performing a first action at the vehicle in response to a determination that a first condition exists in the surroundings of the vehicle;

    while operating the vehicle in the first driving state, determining that state change criteria for transitioning from the first driving state to a second driving state are satisfied;

    in response to the determination, operating the vehicle in the second driving state, the second driving state corresponding to a second set of logic, different from the first set of logic, for operating the vehicle, the second set of logic including logic for performing a second action, different from the first action, at the vehicle in response to a determination that the first condition exists in the surroundings of the vehicle;

    the first driving state corresponds to a relaxed driving style,the second driving state corresponds to a hurried driving style, anddetermining that the state change criteria for transitioning from the first driving state to the second driving state are satisfied comprises determining, by the vehicle, that the vehicle will not reach a current destination of the vehicle within a given period of time while operating in the first driving state.

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