AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGER OR OBJECT DETECTION
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a sensor programmed to output an occupant detection signal indicating a presence of an occupant in a host vehicle; and
an autonomous mode controller programmed to determine, from the occupant detection signal, whether an unauthorized passenger is present in the host vehicle and preventing the host vehicle from operating in an autonomous mode in response to detecting the unauthorized passenger.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a sensor programmed to output an occupant or object detection signal indicating a presence of an unauthorized occupant or unauthorized object in a host vehicle. An autonomous mode controller is programmed to determine, from the occupant or object detection signal, whether to operate the host vehicle in an autonomous mode.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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a sensor programmed to output an occupant detection signal indicating a presence of an occupant in a host vehicle; and an autonomous mode controller programmed to determine, from the occupant detection signal, whether an unauthorized passenger is present in the host vehicle and preventing the host vehicle from operating in an autonomous mode in response to detecting the unauthorized passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle system comprising:
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an object sensor programmed to output an object detection signal indicating a presence of an unauthorized object in a host vehicle; and an autonomous mode controller programmed to determine, from the object detection signal, whether the unauthorized object is present in the host vehicle and preventing the host vehicle from operating in an autonomous mode in response to detecting the unauthorized object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving a vehicle status signal indicating a presence of at least one of an unauthorized object and an unauthorized occupant in a host vehicle; determining whether at least one of the unauthorized object and the unauthorized occupant is present in the host vehicle from the vehicle status signal; and preventing the host vehicle from operating in an autonomous pick-up mode if at least one of the unauthorized object and the unauthorized occupant is detected in the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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