Controlling Driving Modes of Self-Driving Vehicles
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1. A processor-implemented method for controlling a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV), the computer-implemented method comprising:
- detecting, by one or more processors, that an SDV is being operated in manual mode by a human driver;
determining, by one or more processors, that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode; and
in response to determining that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode, transferring, by one or more processors, control of the SDV to an SDV on-board computer to place the SDV in autonomous mode.
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Abstract
A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product control a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors detect that an SDV is being operated in manual mode by a human driver. The processor(s) determine that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode, and then transfer control of the SDV to an SDV on-board computer in order to place the SDV in autonomous mode.
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1. A processor-implemented method for controlling a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV), the computer-implemented method comprising:
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detecting, by one or more processors, that an SDV is being operated in manual mode by a human driver; determining, by one or more processors, that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode; and in response to determining that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode, transferring, by one or more processors, control of the SDV to an SDV on-board computer to place the SDV in autonomous mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for controlling a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV), the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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detecting that an SDV is being operated in manual mode by a human driver; determining that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode; and in response to determining that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode, transferring control of the SDV to an SDV on-board computer to place the SDV in autonomous mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system comprising:
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a processor, a computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to detect that an SDV is being operated in manual mode by a human driver; second program instructions to determine that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode by; detecting that a telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving a telecommunication message; and in response to detecting that the telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving the telecommunication message, determining that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode based on the telecommunication device having received the telecommunication message; and third program instructions to, in response to determining that the human driver is unqualified to operate the SDV in manual mode, transfer control of the SDV to an SDV on-board computer to place the SDV in autonomous mode; and
whereinthe first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory.
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