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Apparatus for switching driving mode of vehicle and method thereof

  • US 10,493,997 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2018
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus configured to switch a driving mode of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

  • at least one sensing unit; and

    at least one processor configured to;

    detect, through the at least one sensing unit, at least one of information related to the vehicle or information related to a driver of the vehicle;

    detect, using the information related to the driver of the vehicle, whether the driver intends to switch the driving mode of the vehicle, the driving mode being one of an autonomous driving mode or a manual driving mode;

    determine whether the driving mode of the vehicle is to be switched, based on at least one of the information related to the vehicle, the information related to the driver, or detecting that the driver intends to switch the driving mode;

    predict a driving state in which the vehicle will operate in the switched driving mode;

    determine whether the predicted driving state of the vehicle meets a preset condition;

    based on a determination that the predicted driving state of the vehicle does not meet the preset condition, maintain the driving mode of the vehicle until a determination that the predicted driving state of the vehicle meets the preset condition; and

    based on a determination that the predicted driving state of the vehicle meets the preset condition, switch the driving mode of the vehicle and generate an output to the driver regarding switching the driving mode of the vehicle.

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