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Zone driving

  • US 8,509,982 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2011
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • accessing map information including one or more zones, each zone being associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of a control aspect of the vehicle;

    receiving input identifying a destination location;

    identifying, by a processor, a route based on the map information and the destination location, where the route requires the vehicle to pass through at least one zone of the one or more zones;

    maneuvering, by the processor, the vehicle to the destination;

    when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance along the route of the at least one zone, identifying the rule associated with the at least one zone, identifying the control aspect of the identified rule, and notifying the driver of the need to control the identified control aspect through the at least one zone;

    receiving instructions from the driver to avoid the at least one zone;

    generating a new route to the destination which does not pass through the at least one zone; and

    maneuvering the vehicle along the new route.

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