User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by one or more processors, that a user is ready to relinquish control of a vehicle to a control computer;
in response to the identifying, illuminating, by the one or more processors, a portion of the vehicle in a first color to indicate that the control computer is engaged and ready to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode; and
when the control computer begins to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode, illuminating, by the one or more processors, the portion of the vehicle in a second color, different from the first color, to indicate that the control computer is controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode.
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Abstract
A passenger in an automated vehicle may relinquish control of the vehicle to a control computer when the control computer has determined that it may maneuver the vehicle safely to a destination. The passenger may relinquish or regain control of the vehicle by applying different degrees of pressure, for example, on a steering wheel of the vehicle. The control computer may convey status information to a passenger in a variety of ways including by illuminating elements of the vehicle. The color and location of the illumination may indicate the status of the control computer, for example, whether the control computer has been armed, is ready to take control of the vehicle, or is currently controlling the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by one or more processors, that a user is ready to relinquish control of a vehicle to a control computer; in response to the identifying, illuminating, by the one or more processors, a portion of the vehicle in a first color to indicate that the control computer is engaged and ready to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode; and when the control computer begins to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode, illuminating, by the one or more processors, the portion of the vehicle in a second color, different from the first color, to indicate that the control computer is controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising one or more processors configured to:
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identify that a user is ready to relinquish control of a vehicle to a control computer; in response to the identifying, illuminate a portion of the vehicle in a first color to indicate that the control computer is engaged and ready to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode; and when the control computer begins to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode, illuminate the portion of the vehicle in a second color, different from the first color, to indicate that the control computer is controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
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identifying that a user is ready to relinquish control of a vehicle to a control computer; in response to the identifying, illuminating a portion of the vehicle in a first color to indicate that the control computer is engaged and ready to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode; and when the control computer begins to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode, illuminating the portion of the vehicle in a second color, different from the first color, to indicate that the control computer is controlling the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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