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Robotic vehicle control

  • US 9,364,178 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2013
  • Issued: 06/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle, comprising:

  • a detection system configured to acquire data regarding operation of the vehicle;

    a robotic driving device configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle; and

    a control system configured to;

    determine that the robotic driving device is activated, such that the vehicle is in a robotic driving mode;

    receive a request by a prospective operator of the vehicle to deactivate the robotic driving device to initiate a manual driving mode;

    evaluate a driving command from the prospective operator during robotic driving mode subsequent to the request and relative to a pre-approved driving command, the driving command configured to control movement of the vehicle;

    determine whether the prospective operator is impaired based on the evaluation and the driving command; and

    selectively deactivate the robotic driving device based on the impairment determination.

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