Dynamic feature availability mapping for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of disabling autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features based on vehicle location, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving a localized geographical vehicle feature map at the vehicle from a remote server, wherein the localized geographical vehicle feature map includes geographical vehicle feature map data, wherein the geographical vehicle feature map data includes geographical regions associated with vehicle feature data that indicates whether one or more vehicle features are enabled and/or disabled, and wherein association of a particular geographical region with particular vehicle feature data indicates that the one or more vehicle features indicated by the particular vehicle feature data are enabled and/or disabled for the particular geographical region;
monitoring vehicle location using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver included in the vehicle that is configured to receive a plurality of GNSS signals from a constellation of GNSS satellites;
based on the monitoring of the vehicle location, determining that the vehicle is located within or approaching the particular geographical region of the geographical regions included in the localized geographical vehicle feature map;
determining at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature associated with the particular geographical region based on accessing the localized geographical vehicle feature map, wherein the at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature concerns autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle propulsion and/or steering;
disabling the at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature based on information contained within the localized geographical vehicle feature map, including altering performance of a vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature that is presently being carried out by the vehicle; and
prior to disabling the at least one vehicle feature, providing a vehicle operator notification of the disabling of the at least one vehicle feature, thereby providing the vehicle operator time to prepare to take over vehicle propulsion and/or steering control before the altering of the performance of the vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature is carried out by the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method of enabling or disabling vehicle features based on vehicle location, wherein the method includes: receiving a localized geographical vehicle feature map at the vehicle from a remote server, wherein the localized geographical vehicle feature map includes geographical vehicle feature map data, wherein the geographical vehicle feature map data includes geographical regions associated with vehicle feature data that indicates whether one or more vehicle features are enabled and/or disabled; monitoring vehicle location; based on the monitoring of the vehicle location, determining that the vehicle is located within or approaching a particular geographical region of the geographical regions included in the localized geographical vehicle feature map; determining at least one vehicle feature associated with the particular geographical region based on accessing the localized geographical vehicle feature map; and enabling and/or disabling the at least one vehicle feature based on information contained within the localized geographical vehicle feature map.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of disabling autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features based on vehicle location, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a localized geographical vehicle feature map at the vehicle from a remote server, wherein the localized geographical vehicle feature map includes geographical vehicle feature map data, wherein the geographical vehicle feature map data includes geographical regions associated with vehicle feature data that indicates whether one or more vehicle features are enabled and/or disabled, and wherein association of a particular geographical region with particular vehicle feature data indicates that the one or more vehicle features indicated by the particular vehicle feature data are enabled and/or disabled for the particular geographical region; monitoring vehicle location using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver included in the vehicle that is configured to receive a plurality of GNSS signals from a constellation of GNSS satellites; based on the monitoring of the vehicle location, determining that the vehicle is located within or approaching the particular geographical region of the geographical regions included in the localized geographical vehicle feature map; determining at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature associated with the particular geographical region based on accessing the localized geographical vehicle feature map, wherein the at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature concerns autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle propulsion and/or steering; disabling the at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature based on information contained within the localized geographical vehicle feature map, including altering performance of a vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature that is presently being carried out by the vehicle; and prior to disabling the at least one vehicle feature, providing a vehicle operator notification of the disabling of the at least one vehicle feature, thereby providing the vehicle operator time to prepare to take over vehicle propulsion and/or steering control before the altering of the performance of the vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature is carried out by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of disabling autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features based on vehicle location, wherein the method comprises:
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maintaining a master geographical vehicle feature map that includes vehicle feature data associated with geographical regions, wherein the vehicle feature data includes information indicating whether one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features are disabled for a given geographical region that the vehicle feature data is associated with, wherein the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features concerns autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle propulsion and/or steering; receiving an indication of an update to geographical roadway data and/or vehicle feature availability to disable the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features in the given geographical region; updating the master geographical vehicle feature map based on updated geographical roadway data and/or vehicle feature availability information; sending localized geographical vehicle feature map information to a vehicle after the updating step; disabling the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features based on the received localized geographical vehicle feature map information, including altering performance of a vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature that is presently being carried out by the vehicle; and prior to disabling the at least one vehicle feature, providing a vehicle operator notification of the disabling of the at least one vehicle feature, thereby providing the vehicle operator time to prepare to take over vehicle propulsion and/or steering control before the altering of the performance of the vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature is carried out by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle electronics system, comprising:
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a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver, wherein the GNSS receiver is configured to receive a plurality of GNSS signals from a constellation of GNSS satellites; a wireless communications device that includes a cellular chipset; and at least one additional vehicle system module (VSM) that is communicatively coupled to the wireless communications device; wherein the vehicle electronics system includes a processor and memory, wherein the memory includes a map-based vehicle feature enablement application, that, when executed by the processor, causes the vehicle electronics system to; receive a localized geographical vehicle feature map at the vehicle from a remote server using the cellular chipset, wherein the localized geographical vehicle feature map includes geographical vehicle feature map data, wherein the geographical vehicle feature map data includes geographical regions associated with vehicle feature data that indicates whether one or more vehicle features are enabled and/or disabled, and wherein association of a particular geographical region with particular vehicle feature data indicates that the one or more vehicle features indicated by the particular vehicle feature data are enabled and/or disabled for the particular geographical region; monitor vehicle location using the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver included in the vehicle; based on the monitoring of the vehicle location, determine that the vehicle is located within or approaching the particular geographical region of the geographical regions included in the localized geographical vehicle feature map; determine at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature associated with the particular geographical region based on accessing the localized geographical vehicle feature map, wherein the at least one vehicle feature is associated with the at least one additional VSM, wherein the at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature concerns autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle propulsion and/or steering; and disable the at least one autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature based on information contained within the localized geographical vehicle feature map, including altering performance of a vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature that is presently being carried out by the vehicle; and prior to disabling the at least one vehicle feature, provide a vehicle operator notification of the disabling of the at least one vehicle feature, thereby providing the vehicle operator time to prepare to take over vehicle propulsion and/or steering control before the altering of the performance of the vehicle function of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle feature is carried out by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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