SELECTABLE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODES
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a user interface device and an autonomous mode controller. The user interface device receives a user input representing a driving mode selection. The autonomous mode controller commands one or more vehicle subsystems to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance from the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others.
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20. A vehicle system comprising:
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a user interface device configured to present a plurality of driving modes and receive a user input representing a driving mode selection from among the plurality of driving modes, wherein each driving mode defines at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomous control of a vehicle; and an autonomous mode controller configured to command at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with the predefined characteristics associated with the driving mode selection to autonomously control the vehicle, wherein the user interface device is configured to present audible information in accordance with a voice associated with the driving mode selection.
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21. A vehicle system comprising:
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a user interface device configured to present a plurality of driving modes and receive a user input representing a driving mode selection from among the plurality of driving modes, wherein each driving mode defines at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomous control of a vehicle; and an autonomous mode controller configured to command at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with the predefined characteristics associated with the driving mode selection to autonomously control the vehicle, wherein the user interface device is configured to present visual information in accordance with a color scheme associated with the driving mode selection.
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22. A vehicle system comprising:
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a user interface device configured to present a plurality of driving modes, each associated with at least one of an interior lighting and color scheme, and receive a user input representing a driving mode selection from among the plurality of driving modes, wherein each driving mode defines at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomous control of a vehicle; and an autonomous mode controller configured to command at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with the predefined characteristics associated with the driving mode selection to autonomously control the vehicle.
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23. A vehicle system comprising:
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a user interface device configured to present a plurality of driving modes and receive a user input representing a driving mode selection of among the plurality of driving modes, wherein each driving mode defines at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomous control of a vehicle; at least one autonomous driving sensor configured to output signals associated with autonomously controlling the vehicle; and an autonomous mode controller configured to command at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with predefined characteristics associated with the driving mode selection and the signals output by the autonomous driving sensor, wherein the characteristics include how aggressively the vehicle navigates through traffic.
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24. A method of autonomously controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of driving modes via a user interface device, each driving mode defining at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomously controlling the vehicle; receiving a selection of a driving mode; and commanding at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with the predefined characteristics associated with how the vehicle navigates through traffic while in the selected driving mode, wherein commanding the vehicle subsystem includes commanding a user interface device to present audible information with a voice associated with the driving mode selection.
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25. A method of autonomously controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of driving modes via a user interface device, each driving mode defining at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomously controlling the vehicle; receiving a selection of a driving mode; and commanding at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with the predefined characteristics associated with how the vehicle navigates through traffic while in the selected driving mode, wherein commanding the vehicle subsystem includes commanding a user interface device to present visual information with a color scheme associated with the selected driving mode.
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26. A method of autonomously controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of driving modes via a user interface device, each driving mode defining at least one predefined characteristic associated with autonomously controlling the vehicle; receiving a selection of a driving mode; and commanding at least one vehicle subsystem to operate in accordance with the predefined characteristics associated with how the vehicle navigates through traffic while in the selected driving mode, wherein the predefined characteristics are exclusive of learned driver behavior.
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