Automated vehicle control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle-control system suitable for use on an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
- a human-machine-interface that accepts an input from an operator of a host-vehicle; and
a controller in communication with the human-machine-interface, wherein the controller drives the host-vehicle in accordance with rules governing an operation of vehicles proximate to an emergency-vehicle stopped alongside a roadway traveled by the host-vehicle when the operator inputs a notification to the human-machine-interface indicating that the operator detects a circumstance that suggests a presence of the emergency-vehicle on the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle that has not been detected by the system, wherein the controller determines when a lane-change is allowed, wherein when the host-vehicle is in a travel-lane adjacent to the emergency-vehicle the controller drives the host-vehicle into an adjacent-lane while the lane-change is allowed, and when the lane-change is not allowed the controller reduces a host-vehicle-speed in accordance with the rules governing the operation of vehicles proximate to the emergency-vehicle stopped alongside the roadway.
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Abstract
A vehicle-control system suitable for use on an automated vehicle includes a human-machine-interface and a controller. The human-machine-interface accepts an input from an operator of a host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the human-machine-interface. The operator inputs a notification to the human-machine-interface. The notification indicates that the operator detects a circumstance that suggests a presence of the emergency-vehicle on the roadway that has not been detected by the system. The controller drives the host-vehicle in accordance with rules governing an operation of vehicles proximate to an emergency-vehicle stopped alongside a roadway.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle-control system suitable for use on an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
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a human-machine-interface that accepts an input from an operator of a host-vehicle; and a controller in communication with the human-machine-interface, wherein the controller drives the host-vehicle in accordance with rules governing an operation of vehicles proximate to an emergency-vehicle stopped alongside a roadway traveled by the host-vehicle when the operator inputs a notification to the human-machine-interface indicating that the operator detects a circumstance that suggests a presence of the emergency-vehicle on the roadway ahead of the host-vehicle that has not been detected by the system, wherein the controller determines when a lane-change is allowed, wherein when the host-vehicle is in a travel-lane adjacent to the emergency-vehicle the controller drives the host-vehicle into an adjacent-lane while the lane-change is allowed, and when the lane-change is not allowed the controller reduces a host-vehicle-speed in accordance with the rules governing the operation of vehicles proximate to the emergency-vehicle stopped alongside the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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