Vehicle operation assistance
First Claim
1. A system for vehicle operation assistance comprising:
- a processing unit; and
a memory, storing processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processing unit, perform;
monitoring one or more characteristics of an occupant of a vehicle, and determining an emergency status for the occupant based on one or more of the characteristics of the occupant, wherein the emergency status includes a level of emergency;
transmitting a request for help based on the emergency status indicating the occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an emergency, and receiving a “
follow me”
request from a potential leader vehicle based on the request for help and the emergency status associated with the vehicle; and
placing the system in a follower mode based on receiving the “
follow me”
request such that the vehicle is a follower vehicle and the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle,when in follower mode, establishes a connection with the leader vehicle and receives one or more navigation instructions from the leader vehicle, andwhen in follower mode, generates one or more driving action commands based on one or more of the navigation instructions and executes respective driving action commands in an autonomous fashion,wherein the processing unit places the system in an emergency mode based on a lost connection between the follower vehicle and the leader vehicle.
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Abstract
Embodiments, systems, and techniques for vehicle operation assistance are provided herein. Vehicle operation assistance may be provided by monitoring characteristics of an occupant of a vehicle and determining an emergency status for the occupant based on characteristics of the occupant, transmitting a request for help based on the emergency status indicating the occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an emergency, receiving a “follow me” request from a potential leader vehicle, enabling follower mode such that vehicle is a follower vehicle and the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle, establishing a connection with the leader vehicle and receiving navigation instructions from the leader vehicle based on the vehicle being in follower mode, generating driving action commands based on navigation instructions, and executing respective driving action commands in an autonomous fashion based on the vehicle being in follower mode.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for vehicle operation assistance comprising:
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a processing unit; and a memory, storing processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processing unit, perform; monitoring one or more characteristics of an occupant of a vehicle, and determining an emergency status for the occupant based on one or more of the characteristics of the occupant, wherein the emergency status includes a level of emergency; transmitting a request for help based on the emergency status indicating the occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an emergency, and receiving a “
follow me”
request from a potential leader vehicle based on the request for help and the emergency status associated with the vehicle; andplacing the system in a follower mode based on receiving the “
follow me”
request such that the vehicle is a follower vehicle and the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle,when in follower mode, establishes a connection with the leader vehicle and receives one or more navigation instructions from the leader vehicle, and when in follower mode, generates one or more driving action commands based on one or more of the navigation instructions and executes respective driving action commands in an autonomous fashion, wherein the processing unit places the system in an emergency mode based on a lost connection between the follower vehicle and the leader vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for vehicle operation assistance comprising:
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monitoring, using a sensor, one or more characteristics of an occupant of a vehicle; determining, via a processing unit, an emergency status for the occupant based on one or more of the characteristics of the occupant, wherein the emergency status includes a level of emergency; transmitting, via a transmitter, a request for help based on the emergency status indicating the occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an emergency; receiving, via a receiver, a “
follow me”
request from a potential leader vehicle based on the request for help and the emergency status of the vehicle;enabling, via the processing unit, follower mode such that vehicle is a follower vehicle and the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle based on receiving the “
follow me”
request from the potential leader vehicle;establishing, via the transmitter, a connection with the leader vehicle and receiving one or more navigation instructions from the leader vehicle based on the vehicle being in follower mode; generating, via the processing unit, one or more driving action commands based on one or more of the navigation instructions and executing respective driving action commands in an autonomous fashion based on the vehicle being in follower mode; and selecting an emergency mode based on a lost connection between the follower vehicle and the leader vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for vehicle operation assistance comprising:
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receiving, via a receiver, a request for help based on an emergency status indicating an occupant of a potential follower vehicle is experiencing an emergency, wherein the emergency status includes a level of emergency; transmitting, via a transmitter, a “
follow me”
request based on the request for help and the emergency status of the potential follower vehicle;placing, via a processing unit, a potential leader vehicle in leader mode such that the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle and the potential follower vehicle is a follower vehicle based on a response to the “
follow me”
request;establishing, via the transmitter, a connection with the follower vehicle; transmitting, via the transmitter, one or more navigation instructions to the follower vehicle; selecting an emergency mode based on a lost connection between the follower vehicle and the leader vehicle.
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