SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PASSING VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more sensors;
communication circuitry;
one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors and the communication circuitry; and
a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising;
determining one or more characteristics about an area surrounding a vehicle via the one or more sensors, wherein;
the one or more characteristics about the area surrounding the vehicle comprise one or more of;
one or more characteristics about a road on which the vehicle is traveling; and
one or more characteristics about one or more other vehicles on the road;
determining that the one or more vehicle passing criteria are satisfied;
determining whether passing is allowed on the road at a current location of the vehicle; and
in response to determining whether passing is allowed;
in accordance with a determination that passing is allowed, performing an automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles;
in accordance with a determination that passing is not allowed, forgoing performing the automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles.
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Abstract
A system that performs a method is disclosed. The system determines one or more characteristics about an area surrounding a vehicle via one or more sensors (e.g., one or more characteristics about a road on which the vehicle is traveling and/or one or more characteristics about one or more other vehicles on the road) and that one or more vehicle passing criteria are satisfied. The system also determines whether passing is allowed on the road at a current location of the vehicle. In response to the determination of whether passing is allowed: in accordance with a determination that passing is allowed, the system performs an automated pass operation to pass one or more other vehicles. In accordance with a determination that passing is not allowed, the system forgoes performing the automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more sensors; communication circuitry; one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors and the communication circuitry; and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising; determining one or more characteristics about an area surrounding a vehicle via the one or more sensors, wherein; the one or more characteristics about the area surrounding the vehicle comprise one or more of; one or more characteristics about a road on which the vehicle is traveling; and one or more characteristics about one or more other vehicles on the road; determining that the one or more vehicle passing criteria are satisfied; determining whether passing is allowed on the road at a current location of the vehicle; and in response to determining whether passing is allowed; in accordance with a determination that passing is allowed, performing an automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles; in accordance with a determination that passing is not allowed, forgoing performing the automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle comprising:
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one or more sensors; communication circuitry; one or more processors; and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising; determining one or more characteristics about an area surrounding the vehicle via the one or more sensors, wherein; the one or more characteristics about the area surrounding the vehicle comprise one or more of; one or more characteristics about a road on which the vehicle is traveling; and one or more characteristics about one or more other vehicles on the road; determining that one or more vehicle passing criteria are satisfied; determining whether passing is allowed on the road at a current location of the vehicle; and in response to determining whether passing is allowed; in accordance with a determination that passing is allowed, performing an automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles; in accordance with a determination that passing is not allowed, forgoing performing the automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles.
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