Automated spatial separation of self-driving vehicles from other vehicles based on occupant preferences
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically providing spatial separation between a self-driving vehicle (SDV) operating in an autonomous mode and another vehicle on a roadway, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, an emotional state descriptor for at least one occupant in a self-driving vehicle (SDV);
determining, by one or more processors, an emotional state of said at least one occupant in the SDV based on the emotional state descriptor;
detecting, by a vehicle detector on the SDV, another vehicle within a predefined proximity of the SDV;
determining, by one or more processors, braking abilities of the SDV; and
adjusting, by one or more processors, a spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on the emotional state of said at least one occupant in the SDV and the braking abilities of the SDV;
detecting, by the vehicle detector on the SDV, a size of the other vehicle; and
further adjusting, by a control mechanisms controller, the spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on a field of view for the occupants in the SDV that is blocked by the size of the other vehicle.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product automatically provides spatial separation between a self-driving vehicle (SDV) operating in an autonomous mode and another vehicle on a roadway. One or more processors receive an emotional state descriptor for at least one occupant of the SDV and determine an emotional state of the occupant(s) of the SDV. A vehicle detector on the SDV detects another vehicle within a predefined proximity of the SDV. The processor(s) determine the braking abilities of the SDV and issue spatial separation instructions to a control mechanisms controller on the SDV to adjust a spacing between the SDV and the other vehicle based on the emotional state of the occupant(s) in the SDV.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically providing spatial separation between a self-driving vehicle (SDV) operating in an autonomous mode and another vehicle on a roadway, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, an emotional state descriptor for at least one occupant in a self-driving vehicle (SDV); determining, by one or more processors, an emotional state of said at least one occupant in the SDV based on the emotional state descriptor; detecting, by a vehicle detector on the SDV, another vehicle within a predefined proximity of the SDV; determining, by one or more processors, braking abilities of the SDV; and adjusting, by one or more processors, a spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on the emotional state of said at least one occupant in the SDV and the braking abilities of the SDV; detecting, by the vehicle detector on the SDV, a size of the other vehicle; and further adjusting, by a control mechanisms controller, the spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on a field of view for the occupants in the SDV that is blocked by the size of the other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for automatically providing spatial separation between a self-driving vehicle (SDV) operating in an autonomous mode and another vehicle on a roadway, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an emotional state descriptor for at least one occupant in a self-driving vehicle (SDV), wherein the SDV is a first SDV that is following an other vehicle; detecting the other vehicle within a predefined proximity of the SDV; determining braking abilities of the SDV; adjusting a spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on the emotional state descriptor for said at least one occupant in the SDV and the braking abilities of the SDV; determining that the other vehicle is another SDV; determining that the first SDV is unable to increase the spatial separation between the first SDV and the other vehicle; and transmitting, to the other vehicle, instructions to speed up in order to increase the spatial separation between the first SDV and the other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system comprising:
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a processor, a computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to receive an emotional state descriptor for at least one occupant in a self-driving vehicle (SDV), wherein the emotional state descriptor for said at least one occupant in the SDV is received as a text input from said at least one occupant into an input device; second program instructions to detect another vehicle within a predefined proximity of the SDV; third program instructions to determine braking abilities of the SDV; and fourth program instructions to adjust a spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on the emotional state descriptor for said at least one occupant in the SDV and the braking abilities of the SDV; fifth program instructions to further adjust the spatial separation between the SDV and the other vehicle based on an accident history of a make and model of the SDV; and
wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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