Steering wheel device for indicating required supervisory control of a vehicle and method for use
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a level of supervisory control of a vehicle required by a driver while the vehicle is employing an autonomous driving system, wherein the required level of supervisory control is determined by the driver'"'"'s response to a prompt; and
indicating, on a steering wheel, the level of supervisory control.
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Abstract
A method and system may manage the driver'"'"'s attention while driving. The driver may be driving using an autonomous driving system or limited-ability autonomous driving system. A steering wheel device may indicate to the driver a level of required supervisory control of a vehicle. The steering wheel device may include indicators to flash lights, vibrate, or provide other indicators. The indicators may have distinct levels of intensity for each level of supervisory control required to safely control a vehicle.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a level of supervisory control of a vehicle required by a driver while the vehicle is employing an autonomous driving system, wherein the required level of supervisory control is determined by the driver'"'"'s response to a prompt; and indicating, on a steering wheel, the level of supervisory control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A steering wheel, comprising:
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at least one indicator to indicate to a driver a level of sufficient supervisory control over a vehicle; a processor to control the at least one indicator, based on a level of supervisory control required to safely operate a vehicle while the vehicle is employing an autonomous driving system, wherein the required level of supervisory control is determined by the driver'"'"'s response to a prompt. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle system comprising:
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an autonomous driving system; at least one indicator on a steering wheel to signal a level of autonomy employed by the autonomous driving system in the vehicle; and a processor to; provide a prompt to a driver; monitor the driver'"'"'s response to the prompt; and control the indicator'"'"'s intensity based on whether the driver exercises sufficient supervisory control of a vehicle, wherein sufficient supervisory control of a vehicle is determined by the monitored driver'"'"'s response to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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