Determining driver engagement with autonomous vehicle
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation;
receiving, by the processor, a signal indicating a past state of the driver;
scoring, by the processor, effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals;
determining, by the processor, a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score;
determining, by the processor, whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level;
in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengaging the AV system; and
in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engaging the AV system.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product of controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle are provided. In an embodiment, a signal indicating a present state of the driver is received. A signal indicating a past state of the driver is received. A present effectiveness of the driver is determined based on the received signals. A target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system is determined based on the present effectiveness of the driver.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation; receiving, by the processor, a signal indicating a past state of the driver; scoring, by the processor, effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals; determining, by the processor, a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score; determining, by the processor, whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level; in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengaging the AV system; and in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engaging the AV system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with an vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation; receive a signal indicating a past state of the driver; score effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals; determine a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score; determine whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level; in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) output a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengage the AV system; and in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) output a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engage the AV system; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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20. A computer program product for controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving, by a processor, a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with an vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation; receiving, by the processor, a signal indicating a past state of the driver; scoring, by the processor, effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals; determining, by the processor, a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score; determining, by the processor, whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level; in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengaging the AV system; and in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engaging the AV system.
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