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
issuing, by one or more processors, spatial separation instructions to a control mechanisms controller on the SDV to adjust 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.
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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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20 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 issuing, by one or more processors, spatial separation instructions to a control mechanisms controller on the SDV to adjust 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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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); detecting another vehicle within a predefined proximity of the SDV; determining braking abilities of the SDV; and issuing spatial separation instructions to a control mechanisms controller on the SDV 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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 issue spatial separation instructions to a control mechanisms controller on the SDV 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; and
whereinthe first, second, third and fourth 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 (16, 17, 18)
the fifth and sixth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory.
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