Automatic driving vehicle and program for automatic driving vehicle

• US 10,139,824 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Corp.
• Original Assignee: Mico Latta Inc.
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Suzuki, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaawat, Mussa A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kerrigan, Michael V
• Application Number:
  US15/305,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20170123423A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,321 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/23 using manual input of alphanumerical codes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/25 using biometry
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/00 Traffic control systems for road vehicles arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ; automatic vehicle control B62D
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/123 indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, tramstransmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968

Abstract

An automatic driving vehicle has an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the automatic driving vehicle including: behavior setup receiving means configured to receive a setup for a behavior after getting out from the automatic driving vehicle, the setup being to be inputted when a driver or passenger gets out from the automatic driving vehicle; and control means configured to control conduct of the behavior on the basis of the setup. A program is provided for the automatic driving vehicle which includes a computer, the program causing the computer to function as: behavior setup receiving means configured to receive a setup for a behavior after getting out from the automatic driving vehicle, the setup being inputted by a driver or passenger who gets out from the automatic driving vehicle; and control means configured to control conduct of the behavior on the basis of the setup.

Claims

1. An automatic driving vehicle including an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the automatic driving vehicle comprising:

a bus configured to receive a setup for a behavior of the automatic driving vehicle after a driver or a passenger gets out of the automatic driving vehicle, the setup for the behavior being input when the driver or the passenger gets out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

a controller configured to control conduct of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle on a basis of the setup,

wherein the setup for the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle is selected from among a plurality of predetermined behaviors of the automatic driving vehicle, the plurality of predetermined behaviors being setup by the driver or the passenger in advance.

2. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one sensor configured to determine presence or absence of the driver that gets out of the automatic driving vehicle and to determine presence or absence of the passenger that gets out of the automatic driving vehicle,

wherein the controller controls the conduct of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle on the basis of the setup in a case where the sensor determines that the driver or the passenger is not in the automatic driving vehicle.

3. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the sensor includes at least one of an image recognition device, a voice recognition device, a seating sensor provided in a seat, and a touch sensor provided in a handle or a touch panel.

4. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store biological information containing a face image, a voice recording, a fingerprint pattern, a vein characteristic, and an iris image of the driver or the passenger;

the bus is further configured to obtain the biological information of the driver or the passenger when the driver or the passenger gets in the automatic driving vehicle after getting out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

a circuit configured to carry out authentication by comparing the obtained biological information with the stored biological information.

5. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the plurality of predetermined behaviors,

wherein the bus receives the setup for the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle selected from among the plurality of predetermined behaviors stored in the memory.

6. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one of a display screen configured to display a message and a speaker configured to reproduce the message as sound; and

a memory configured to store the message, the message being used when receiving the setup for the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle,

wherein the setup is received in an interactive form using the message stored in the memory.

7. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store contact addresses for communication with the driver or the passenger that inputs the setup for the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle; and

a circuit configured to carry out the communication before the controller controls the conduct of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle.

8. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller controls the conduct of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle after approval of the driver or the passenger that inputs the setup is obtained.

9. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store contact addresses for communication with the driver or the passenger that inputs the setup of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle; and

a circuit configured to carry out, when the automatic driving vehicle receives a communication from the driver or the passenger, authentication on a basis of whether a contact address of the driver or the passenger coincides with any of the contact addresses stored in the memory.

10. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the automatic driving vehicle includes a manual driving mode to carry out manual driving, and wherein the driver sets a driving mode to the automatic driving mode at a time of getting out from the automatic driving vehicle, and the automatic driving vehicle controls the driving mode so as to inhibit switching to the manual driving mode.

11. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the automatic driving vehicle is configured to be used temporarily, and wherein the behavior contains return of the automatic driving vehicle or termination of usage.

12. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising:

a memory configured to register biological information of a user who temporarily uses the automatic driving vehicle, the biological information containing at least one of a face image, a voice recording, a fingerprint pattern, a vein characteristic, and an iris image; and

at a time of return of the automatic driving vehicle or termination of the usage, the registered biological information of the user is deleted.

13. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising:

a memory configured to register a contact address for communicating with a user who temporarily uses the automatic driving vehicle; and

at the time of return of the automatic driving vehicle or termination of the usage, the registered contact address of the user is deleted.

14. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 11,

wherein at least one of an ID and a password is issued to a user who temporarily uses the automatic driving vehicle, at least one of the ID and the password being issued by a provider that provides the temporarily usable automatic driving vehicle;

and

a circuit is configured to carry out authentication on a basis of the at least one of the ID and the password.

15. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising:

a circuit configured to settle a usage charge according to usage performance.

16. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising:

a circuit configured to settle a usage charge before usage of the automatic driving vehicle, the usage charge being a usage charge according to a usable time or usable distance, or a fixed usage charge.

17. The automatic driving vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the temporarily usable automatic driving vehicle includes a rented car provided from a car-rental company, a taxi provided from a taxi company, a limousine provided from a limousine company, and an automatic driving vehicle provided from a carsharing company.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a program for an automatic driving vehicle, the automatic driving vehicle including an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the automatic driving vehicle including a computer, the program causing the computer to perform operations including:

receiving a setup for a behavior of the automatic driving vehicle after a driver or a passenger gets out of the automatic driving vehicle, the setup for the behavior being input when the driver or the passenger gets out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

controlling conduct of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle on a basis of the setup,

wherein the setup for the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle is selected from among a plurality of predetermined behaviors of the automatic driving vehicle, the plurality of predetermined behaviors being setup by the driver or the passenger in advance.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18, wherein the automatic driving vehicle is an automatic driving vehicle that is configured to be used temporarily, and wherein the behavior contains return of the automatic driving vehicle or termination of usage.

20. A control circuit for an automatic driving vehicle, the automatic driving vehicle including an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the control circuit comprising:

a computer; and

a memory including a set of executable instructions that, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform operations including;

receiving a setup for a behavior of the automatic driving vehicle after a driver or a passenger gets out of the automatic driving vehicle, the setup for the behavior being input when the driver or the passenger gets out of the automatic driving vehicle; and

controlling conduct of the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle on a basis of the setup,

wherein the setup for the behavior of the automatic driving vehicle is selected from among a plurality of predetermined behaviors of the automatic driving vehicle, the plurality of predetermined behaviors being setup by the driver or the passenger in advance.