Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, with one or more processors, sensor data from a sensor of a first vehicle;
determining, with the one or more processors based on the received sensor data, that a second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle is an emergency response vehicle;
determining, with the one or more processors based on the received sensor data, that the emergency response vehicle is approaching the first vehicle from behind; and
in response to determining that the emergency response vehicle is approaching the first vehicle from behind, communicating, by the one or more processors, with one or more vehicle systems, the communicating causing the first vehicle to perform a driving action including at least one of changing lanes and pulling over.
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes receiving user input identifying a travel destination for a first vehicle, determining, by a processor, a first route for the first vehicle to follow, and configuring the first vehicle to follow the first route. The method further includes obtaining a model for a second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle and comparing model to a pre-determined template for a vehicle that is known to be a special purpose vehicle in order to determine whether the first template and the second template match. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a second route that leads to the travel destination, when a match is found to exist, and switching the first vehicle from following the first route to following the second route.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, with one or more processors, sensor data from a sensor of a first vehicle; determining, with the one or more processors based on the received sensor data, that a second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle is an emergency response vehicle; determining, with the one or more processors based on the received sensor data, that the emergency response vehicle is approaching the first vehicle from behind; and in response to determining that the emergency response vehicle is approaching the first vehicle from behind, communicating, by the one or more processors, with one or more vehicle systems, the communicating causing the first vehicle to perform a driving action including at least one of changing lanes and pulling over. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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receiving, with one or more processors, sensor data from a sensor of a first vehicle; determining, with the one or more processors based on the received sensor data, whether the second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle, wherein the sensor of the first vehicle initiates detection of information regarding a second vehicle is a special purpose vehicle; determining, with the one or more processors based on the received sensor data, a position of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle; when the second vehicle is determined to be a special purpose vehicle, determining with the one or more processors a driving action to be performed by the first vehicle based on the determined relative position; and communicating, by the one or more processors, with one or more vehicle systems, the communicating causing the first vehicle to perform the determined driving action. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
one or more processors onboard a first vehicle, the one or more processors being configured to; receive sensor data from a sensor of a first vehicle, wherein the sensor of the first vehicle initiates detection of information regarding a second vehicle; determine, based on the received sensor data, whether the second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle is a special purpose vehicle; determine, based on the received sensor data, a position of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle; when the second vehicle is determined to be a special purpose vehicle, determine a driving action to be performed by the first vehicle based on the determined relative position; and communicate with one or more vehicle systems of the first vehicle, the communicating causing the first vehicle to perform the determined driving action using the one or more vehicle systems. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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