Systems and methods for communicating future vehicle actions to be performed by an autonomous vehicle
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for communicating future autonomous vehicle actions, comprising:
- obtaining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices onboard an autonomous vehicle, data associated with a planned motion of the autonomous vehicle;
identifying, by the computing system, a future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the planned motion;
determining, by the computing system, an external vehicle indication that is indicative of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, wherein the external vehicle indication is indicative of a type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, a geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and an amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed; and
outputting, by the computing system via an output device onboard the autonomous vehicle, the external vehicle indication indicative of the type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, the geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and the amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed, wherein the external vehicle indication is outputted to at least a portion of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the output device comprises a display screen that is located on an exterior of the autonomous vehicle and that displays the external vehicle indication.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating future autonomous vehicle actions are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by a computing system including one or more computing devices onboard an autonomous vehicle, data associated with a planned motion of the autonomous vehicle. The method includes identifying, by the computing system, a future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the planned motion. The method includes determining, by the computing system, an external vehicle indication that is indicative of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle. The method includes outputting, by the computing system via an output device onboard the autonomous vehicle, the external vehicle indication. The external vehicle indication is outputted to at least a portion of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for communicating future autonomous vehicle actions, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices onboard an autonomous vehicle, data associated with a planned motion of the autonomous vehicle; identifying, by the computing system, a future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the planned motion; determining, by the computing system, an external vehicle indication that is indicative of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, wherein the external vehicle indication is indicative of a type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, a geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and an amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed; and outputting, by the computing system via an output device onboard the autonomous vehicle, the external vehicle indication indicative of the type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, the geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and the amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed, wherein the external vehicle indication is outputted to at least a portion of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the output device comprises a display screen that is located on an exterior of the autonomous vehicle and that displays the external vehicle indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing system for communicating future autonomous vehicle actions, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising; obtaining data associated with a planned motion of the autonomous vehicle; identifying a future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the planned motion; determining an external vehicle indication that is indicative of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, wherein the external vehicle indication is indicative of a type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, a geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and an amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed; and outputting, by the computing system via an output device that comprises a display screen located on an exterior of the autonomous vehicle, an external vehicle indication that is indicative of the future vehicle action, wherein the external vehicle indication is indicative of the type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, the geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and the amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed, and wherein the external vehicle action is displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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one or more output devices comprising a display screen; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the autonomous vehicle to perform operations, the operations comprising; obtaining data associated with a planned motion of the autonomous vehicle; identifying a future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the planned motion; determining an external vehicle indication that is indicative of a status of the future vehicle action, wherein the external vehicle indication is indicative of a type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, a geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and an amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed; and outputting, via the one or more output devices, the external vehicle indication indicative of the type of the future vehicle action to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, the geographic location at which the future vehicle action is to be performed, and the amount of time until the future vehicle action is to be performed, wherein the external vehicle indication is outputted via the display screen to at least a portion of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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