Autonomous driving comparison and evaluation

• US 9,650,051 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2013
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambert, Daniel, Sutton, Greg, Hoye, Brett
• Primary Examiner(s): Egloff, Peter
• Application Number:
  US14/138,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20150175168A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,241 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0028 Mathematical models, e.g. for simulation
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/00 Input parameters relating to occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/02 Control of vehicle driving stability
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/08 related to drivers or passengers
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/00 Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/042 providing simulation in a real vehicle G09B9/052, G09B9/058 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/052 characterised by provision for recording or measuring trainee's performance devices for psychotechnics, e.g. for vehicle drivers A61B5/16, A61B5/18

Abstract

A system for autonomous driving comparison and evaluation comprises an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive trip information generated during a driver controlled trip and receive information from an autonomous driving system related to actions that the autonomous driving system would have taken had it been in control during the trip. The processor is configured to compare a trip factor of the driver controlled trip with a simulated trip factor that would have occurred had the autonomous driving system been in control.

Claims

1. A system for scoring a trip made by a vehicle, comprising:

an input interface configured to;

receive trip information generated during the trip, wherein a driver operates the vehicle during the trip; and

receive sensor data associated with the trip; and

a processor configured to;

determine an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information, wherein the actual trip factor is based on at least one of fuel economy and a trip safety rating;

determine a simulation characteristic in response to the received sensor data, wherein the simulation characteristic includes a control signal to control vehicle subsystems in response to characteristics of the trip, the control signal being equivalent to an output generated by a driver assistance system in response to the characteristics of the trip;

determine a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the determined simulation characteristic, wherein the simulation characteristic includes at least one of;

simulated fuel economy and a simulated trip safety rating;

determine a trip score based at least in part on a ratio of the actual trip factor to the simulated trip factor;

output the trip score;

determine whether there are any anomalous events on the actual route based on a comparison between the control signal and the trip information; and

activate a driver assistance system in response to the determination that at least one anomalous event has occurred.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to

determine a driver score based at least in part on the trip score.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the driver score is based at least in part on an old driver score.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the trip factor comprises a travel time.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the trip factor comprises a fuel consumption.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the trip factor comprises a trip safety.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a deviation between the driver controlled trip and the trip that would have occurred had the driver assistance system been in control.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an output interface configured to provide a driver score.

9. The system as in claim 1, wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes determining a trip start location and a trip stop location.

10. The system as in claim 1, wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes determining whether the simulator follows a same route as an actual route.

11. The system as in claim 10, wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes, in the event that the simulator follows the same route as the actual route, setting a simulation route to the actual route.

12. The system as in claim 10, wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes, in the event that the simulator does not follow the same route as the actual route, setting a simulation route to a calculated route.

13. The system as in claim 1, wherein in the event that there is/are anomalous event(s) on the actual route, indicating that there is/are anomalous event(s) to the driver assistance system.

14. The system as in claim 1, wherein in the event that there are not any anomalous events on the actual route, determining simulated trip information for simulation route.

15. The system as in claim 1, wherein the received sensor data associated with the trip comprises sensor information that is processed using a simulated driver assistance system.

16. The system as in claim 1, wherein the received sensor data associated with the trip comprises installed driver assistance system information that is processed using a simulated driver assistance system.

20. The system of claim 7, further comprising decreasing a driver score responsive to a determination that the deviation is above a threshold, wherein a decreased driver score indicates poorer driving compared with a higher driver score.

17. A method for scoring a trip made by a vehicle, comprising:

receiving trip information generated during the trip, wherein a driver operates the vehicle during the trip;

determining an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information, wherein the actual trip factor is based on at least one of fuel economy and a trip safety rating; and

receiving sensor data associated with the trip

determining a simulation characteristic in response to the received sensor data, wherein the simulation characteristic includes a control signal to control vehicle subsystems in response to characteristics of the trip, the control signal being equivalent to an output generated by a driver assistance system in response to the characteristics of the trip;

determining a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the determined simulation characteristic, wherein the simulation characteristic includes at least one of;

simulated fuel economy and a simulated trip safety rating;

determining a trip score based at least in part on a ratio of the actual trip factor to the simulated trip factor;

outputting the trip score;

determining whether there are any anomalous events on the actual route based on a comparison between the control signal and the trip information; and

activating a driver assistance system in response to the determination that at least one anomalous event has occurred.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the driver assistance system controls a vehicle such that the vehicle is autonomous.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the actual trip factor includes a trip safety rating, the trip safety rating being calculated from at least one of:

a safety of a route during the trip, a speed of the vehicle during the trip, a driving style during the trip, and one or more violations made during the trip.

18. A computer program product for autonomous driving comparison and evaluation of a vehicle, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving trip information generated during the trip, wherein a driver operates the vehicle during the trip;

determining an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information, wherein the actual trip factor is based on at least one of fuel economy and a trip safety rating; and

receiving sensor data associated with the trip;

determining a simulation characteristic in response to the received sensor data, wherein the simulation characteristic includes a control signal to control vehicle subsystems in response to characteristics of the trip, the control signal being equivalent to an output generated by a driver assistance system in response to the characteristics of the trip;

determining a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the determined simulation characteristic, wherein the simulation characteristic includes at least one of;

simulated fuel economy and a simulated trip safety rating;

determining a trip score based at least in part on a ratio of the actual trip factor to the simulated trip factor;

outputting the trip score;

determining whether there are any anomalous events on the actual route based on a comparison between the control signal and the trip information; and

activating a driver assistance system in response to the determination that at least one anomalous event has occurred.