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Contextual priority signal in autonomous environment

  • US 10,363,866 B2
  • Filed: 12/09/2016
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining contextual priority of an autonomous vehicle comprising a computer in communication with sensors and a notification system of the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle having at least one passenger, the method comprising the steps of:

  • the computer receiving one or more inputs regarding the at least one passenger in the autonomous vehicle to define an event, wherein at least one of the one or more inputs comprises manual input from the at least one passenger of a scan of a ticket of the at least one passenger, a pass of the at least one passenger, credentials of the at least one passenger or a badge of the at least one passenger;

    the computer analyzing the input to determine whether the event is genuine;

    for each event determined to be genuine, the computer calculating a score for the event; and

    for each event with a calculated score greater than a threshold, the computer classifying the event as an emergency and activating the notification system to alert other vehicles.

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