Vehicle control system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of controlling a failover response of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- determining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, an operational mode of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to operate in at least a first operational mode in which a human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle and a second operational mode in which the human driver is not present in the autonomous vehicle;
detecting, by the computing system, a triggering event associated with the autonomous vehicle;
determining, by the computing system, one or more actions to be performed by one or more systems on-board the autonomous vehicle in response to the triggering event, wherein the one or more actions are based at least in part on whether the autonomous vehicle is in the first operational mode or the second operational mode; and
providing, by the computing system, one or more control signals to one or more of the systems on-board the autonomous vehicle to perform the one or more actions in response to the triggering event.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a failover response of an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes determining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, an operational mode of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to operate in at least a first operational mode in which a human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle and a second operational mode in which the human driver is not present in the autonomous vehicle. The method includes detecting a triggering event associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining actions to be performed by the autonomous vehicle in response to the triggering event based at least in part on the operational mode. The method includes providing one or more control signals to one or more of the systems on-board the autonomous vehicle to perform the one or more actions in response to the triggering event.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of controlling a failover response of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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determining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, an operational mode of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to operate in at least a first operational mode in which a human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle and a second operational mode in which the human driver is not present in the autonomous vehicle; detecting, by the computing system, a triggering event associated with the autonomous vehicle; determining, by the computing system, one or more actions to be performed by one or more systems on-board the autonomous vehicle in response to the triggering event, wherein the one or more actions are based at least in part on whether the autonomous vehicle is in the first operational mode or the second operational mode; and providing, by the computing system, one or more control signals to one or more of the systems on-board the autonomous vehicle to perform the one or more actions in response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control system for controlling a failover response of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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one or more processors on-board the autonomous vehicle; and one or more memory devices on-board the autonomous vehicle, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising; detecting a triggering event associated with the autonomous vehicle configured to operate in a plurality of operational modes, wherein the plurality of operational modes comprise a first operational mode in which a human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle and a second operational mode in which the human driver is not present in the autonomous vehicle; determining one or more actions to be performed by one or more systems on-board the autonomous vehicle in response to the detection of the triggering event, wherein the one or more actions are based at least in part on whether the autonomous vehicle is in the first operational mode or the second operational mode; and providing one or more control signals to the one or more systems on-board the autonomous vehicle to perform the one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
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one or more systems on-board the autonomous vehicle; one or more processors on-board the autonomous vehicle; and one or more memory devices on-board the autonomous vehicle, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising; determining an operational mode of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to operate in at least a first operational mode in which a human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle and a second operational mode in which the human driver is not present in the autonomous vehicle; detecting a triggering event associated with the autonomous vehicle; determining one or more actions to be performed by one or more of the systems on-board the autonomous vehicle in response to the triggering event, wherein the one or more actions are based at least in part on whether the human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle; and providing one or more control signals to one or more of the systems on-board the autonomous vehicle to perform the one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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