Driver transition assistance for transitioning to manual control for vehicles with autonomous driving modes
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a transition between a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- controlling, by one or more processors of one or more control computing devices, the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode;
while controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode and decelerating at a given rate, receiving, by the one or more processors at a user input of the vehicle, input requesting a transition from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode;
in response to the input, transitioning the vehicle to the manual driving mode; and
after transitioning the vehicle to the manual driving mode, sending, by the one or more processors over a given period, deceleration signals to a deceleration actuator thereby causing the vehicle to continue to decelerate at the given rate during the given period.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a transition between a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode of a vehicle. For instance, one or more processors of one or more control computing devices may control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode. While controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode and decelerating at a given rate, the processors may receive at a user input of the vehicle input requesting a transition from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode. In response to the input, the processors may transition the vehicle to the manual driving mode. After transitioning the vehicle to the manual driving mode, the processors may send deceleration signals to a deceleration actuator thereby causing the vehicle to continue to decelerate at the given rate.
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1. A method of controlling a transition between a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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controlling, by one or more processors of one or more control computing devices, the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode; while controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode and decelerating at a given rate, receiving, by the one or more processors at a user input of the vehicle, input requesting a transition from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode; in response to the input, transitioning the vehicle to the manual driving mode; and after transitioning the vehicle to the manual driving mode, sending, by the one or more processors over a given period, deceleration signals to a deceleration actuator thereby causing the vehicle to continue to decelerate at the given rate during the given period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling a transition between a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode of a vehicle, the system comprising one or more processors configured to:
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control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode; while controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode and decelerating at a given rate, receive, at a user input of the vehicle, input requesting a transition from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode; in response to the input, transition the vehicle to the manual driving mode; and after transitioning the vehicle to the manual driving mode, send deceleration signals to a deceleration actuator for a given period thereby causing the vehicle to continue to decelerate at the given rate during the given period. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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