Zone driving
First Claim
1. A method for maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:
- accessing, by one or more processors, map information including a geographic area associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the vehicle;
maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode by controlling a first control aspect of the vehicle and a second control aspect of the vehicle without continuous input from the driver, wherein the first and second control aspects are selected from the group consisting of acceleration, deceleration, and steering;
determining, by the one or more processors, when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the geographic area;
when the vehicle is determined to be within a predetermined distance from the geographic area, identifying, by the one or more processors, the at least one control aspect using the map information;
generating, by the one or more processors, a notification indicating of the need to control the identified at least one control aspect through the geographic area;
receiving, by the one or more processors, input indicating that the driver is controlling the first control aspect; and
in response to receiving the input and while the driver is controlling the first control aspect, continuing, by the one or more processors, to control the second control aspect through the geographic area.
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Abstract
A roadgraph may include a graph network of information such as roads, lanes, intersections, and the connections between these features. The roadgraph may also include one or more zones associated with particular rules. The zones may include locations where driving is typically challenging such as merges, construction zones, or other obstacles. In one example, the rules may require an autonomous vehicle to alert a driver that the vehicle is approaching a zone. The vehicle may thus require a driver to take control of steering, acceleration, deceleration, etc. In another example, the zones may be designated by a driver and may be broadcast to other nearby vehicles, for example using a radio link or other network such that other vehicles may be able to observer the same rule at the same location or at least notify the other vehicle'"'"'s drivers that another driver felt the location was unsafe for autonomous driving.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:
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accessing, by one or more processors, map information including a geographic area associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the vehicle; maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode by controlling a first control aspect of the vehicle and a second control aspect of the vehicle without continuous input from the driver, wherein the first and second control aspects are selected from the group consisting of acceleration, deceleration, and steering; determining, by the one or more processors, when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the geographic area; when the vehicle is determined to be within a predetermined distance from the geographic area, identifying, by the one or more processors, the at least one control aspect using the map information; generating, by the one or more processors, a notification indicating of the need to control the identified at least one control aspect through the geographic area; receiving, by the one or more processors, input indicating that the driver is controlling the first control aspect; and in response to receiving the input and while the driver is controlling the first control aspect, continuing, by the one or more processors, to control the second control aspect through the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for maneuvering a vehicle, the comprising:
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memory storing map information including a geographic area associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the vehicle; one or more processors configured to; access the memory;
maneuver the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode by controlling a first control aspect of the vehicle and a second control aspect of the vehicle without continuous input from the driver, wherein the first and second control aspects are selected from the group consisting of acceleration, deceleration, and steering;determine when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the geographic area; when the vehicle is determined to be within a predetermined distance from the geographic area, identify the at least one control aspect using the map information; generate a notification indicating of the need to control the identified at least one control aspect through the geographic area; receive input indicating that the driver is controlling the first control aspect; and in response to receiving the input and while the driver is controlling the first control aspect, continue to control the second control aspect through the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:
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accessing map information including a geographic area associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the vehicle; maneuvering the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode by controlling a first control aspect of the vehicle and a second control aspect of the vehicle without continuous input from the driver, wherein the first and second control aspects are selected from the group consisting of acceleration, deceleration, and steering; determining when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the geographic area; when the vehicle is determined to be within a predetermined distance from the geographic area, identifying the at least one control aspect using the map information; generating a notification indicating of the need to control the identified at least one control aspect through the geographic area; receiving input indicating that the driver is controlling the first control aspect; and in response to receiving the input and while the driver is controlling the first control aspect, continuing to control the second control aspect through the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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