AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATED WITH GUIDE ASSISTANCE OF HUMAN DRIVEN VEHICLES
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1. A method for operating an autonomous vehicle, the method being implemented by one or more processors of the autonomous vehicle and comprising:
- performing, using the one or more processors of the autonomous vehicle, operations that include;
determining a confidence level that is indicative of an ability of the autonomous vehicle to safely progress on a planned or current route to a destination;
after determining the confidence level to be below a threshold value, identifying, from a surrounding environment, a second vehicle to guide the autonomous vehicle through at least a portion of the planned or current route; and
controlling the autonomous vehicle to track the second vehicle while progressing through the portion of the planned or current route.
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Abstract
Examples described herein include an autonomous vehicle that receives guide assistance from a human driven vehicle in response to a determination that the autonomous vehicle cannot progress safely on its route.
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1. A method for operating an autonomous vehicle, the method being implemented by one or more processors of the autonomous vehicle and comprising:
performing, using the one or more processors of the autonomous vehicle, operations that include; determining a confidence level that is indicative of an ability of the autonomous vehicle to safely progress on a planned or current route to a destination; after determining the confidence level to be below a threshold value, identifying, from a surrounding environment, a second vehicle to guide the autonomous vehicle through at least a portion of the planned or current route; and controlling the autonomous vehicle to track the second vehicle while progressing through the portion of the planned or current route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of an autonomous vehicle that stores instructions that are executable to:
cause one or more processors of the autonomous vehicle to perform operations that include; determining a confidence level that is indicative of an ability of the autonomous vehicle to safely progress on a planned or current route to a destination; after determining the confidence level to be below a threshold value, identifying, from a surrounding environment, a second vehicle to guide the autonomous vehicle through at least a portion of the planned or current route; and controlling the autonomous vehicle to track the second vehicle while progressing through the portion of the planned or current route. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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