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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING AN OCCUPANT OF A CAUSE FOR A DEVIATION IN A VEHICLE

  • US 20180217601A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2017
  • Published: 08/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for notifying an occupant of a determined cause for a deviation in a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing;

    an environment evaluation module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to detect a plurality of objects located in an external environment of the vehicle;

    an automated control module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a deviation from a current path of travel, and to control one or more components of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to follow a modified path of travel based on the deviation;

    a cause determination module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine which of the plurality of objects caused the deviation; and

    a cause notification module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to present a notification to the occupant indicating which of the plurality of objects was determined to be the cause for the deviation.

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