Individual driving preference adapted computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles

• US 9,610,949 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2013
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Healey, Jennifer A., Zafiroglu, Alexandra C.
• Primary Examiner(s): MOYER, DALE S
• Application Number:
  US14/364,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20150158486A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,210 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/60 Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/12 Lane keeping
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/16 Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/082 Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 60/001 Planning or execution of driving tasks

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with computerized assist or autonomous driving (CA/AD) of vehicles are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, an apparatus may include a CA/AD system to: receive an identifier identifying a driver/passenger of a vehicle; request or retrieve, using the identifier, individual driving preferences of the driver/passenger; and apply the individual driving preferences of the driver/passenger to policies for CA/AD of the vehicle, to customize the policies for CA/AD of the vehicle for the driver/passenger. The CA/AD system may further receive data for policy parameters of the customized policies; and CA/AD the vehicle, in a manner that is adapted for the individual, in accordance with the customized policies, based at least in part on the data for the policy parameters of the customized policies. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computerized assist or autonomous driving system to be operated by the one or more processors to;

first receive an identifier identifying a driver or passenger of a vehicle;

request or retrieve, using the identifier, one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger;

apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle, to customize the one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger;

second receive a plurality of data for policy parameters of the one or more customized policies; and

assist or autonomously drive the vehicle, in a manner that is adapted for the driver or passenger, in accordance with the one or more customized policies, based at least in part on the plurality of data for the policy parameters of the one or more customized policies;

wherein the one or more policies comprise a stop sign policy that specifies a deceleration rate or a stopping location, when making a stop at a stop sign, and wherein apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the stop sign policy to customize the deceleration rate or the stopping location, for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein request or retrieve comprises request a remote server for the one or more individual driving preferences, and receive from the remote server the one or more individual driving preferences.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising local storage coupled with the computerized assist or autonomous driving system, to store the one or more individual driving preferences, and wherein request or retrieve comprises retrieve, from the local storage, the one or more individual driving preferences.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies further comprise a proxemic policy or an aggression policy;

and wherein apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the proxemic policy or the aggression policy, to customize the proxemic policy or the aggression policy for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the proxemic policy specifies an amount of distance to maintain from a vehicle in front;

and wherein apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the proxemic policy comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to customize the amount of distance to maintain from a vehicle in front.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the aggression policy specifies a level of aggression for computerized assist or autonomously driving the vehicle;

and wherein apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the aggression policy comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to customize the level of aggression for computerized assist or autonomously driving the vehicle.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the computerized assist or autonomous driving system is to also third receive a current location of the vehicle;

wherein second receive comprises receive traffic volume, law enforcement, or crime data of the current location; and

wherein assist or autonomously drive the vehicle comprises assist or autonomously drive the vehicle, based at least in part on the customized stop sign, proxemic or aggression policy, and the traffic volume, law enforcement, or crime data of the current location.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the computerized assist or autonomous driving system is to further determine a time of day;

wherein the second receive comprises to receive the traffic volume, law enforcement, or crime data of the current location for the time of day.

9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more policies further comprise a pedestrian policy;

wherein the computerized assist or autonomous driving system is to also third receive a current location of the vehicle;

wherein second receive comprises receive real time images of the current location of the vehicle; and

wherein the computerized assist or autonomous driving system is to further process the real time images to determine whether one or more pedestrians are present at the current location.

10. An apparatus for computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles, comprising:

one or more processors;

an individual driving preference generator to be operated by the one or more processors to;

receive a plurality of data associated with an individual driving a vehicle, or the individual being driven in a vehicle; and

generate or update one or more individual driving preferences of the individual driving the vehicle, or the individual being driven in the vehicle, for application to customize one or more policies governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of a vehicle, for the individual as a driver or passenger of the vehicle, wherein generate or update is based at least in part on the data associated with the individual driving a vehicle, or the individual being driven in a vehicle received;

wherein the one or more individual driving preferences are to be provided to a computerized assist or autonomous driving system of a vehicle for application to customize one or more driving policies governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle;

wherein the one or more policies comprise a stop sign policy that specifies a deceleration rate or a stopping location, when making a stop at a stop sign, and application of the one or more individual driving preferences comprises application of the one or more individual driving preferences to the stop sign policy to customize the deceleration rate or the stopping location, for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of data associated with an individual driving a vehicle or an individual being driven in a vehicle, are respectively collected from multiple instances of the individual'"'"'s operation of a vehicle simulator or multiple instances of operation of a vehicle simulator by a chauffer of the individual.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising storage coupled with the individual driving preference generator to store the individual driving preferences;

wherein the storage is to output an individual driving preference for a vehicle, in response to a request for the individual driving preference by the vehicle;

wherein the apparatus, including the individual driving preference generator and the storage, is remotely disposed from the vehicle.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more policies further comprise a proxemic policy or an aggression policy governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of a vehicle;

and wherein the one or more individual driving preferences are further employed to customize the proxemic policy or the aggression policy for computerized assist or autonomous driving of a vehicle for the individual as a driver or passenger.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the proxemic policy specifies an amount of distance to maintain from a vehicle in front;

and wherein application of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the proxemic policy comprises application of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to customize the amount of distance to maintain from a vehicle in front, or the aggression policy specifies a level of aggression for computerized assist or autonomously driving the vehicle; and

wherein application of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the aggression policy comprises application of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to customize the level of aggression for computerized assist or autonomously driving the vehicle.

15. A method for computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles, comprising:

first receiving, by a computerized assist or autonomous driving system, an identifier identifying a driver or passenger of a vehicle;

requesting or retrieving, by the computerized assist or autonomous driving system, using the identifier, one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger;

applying, by the computerized assist or autonomous driving system, at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle, to customize the one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger;

second receiving a plurality of data for policy parameters of the one or more customized policies; and

assisting or autonomously driving the vehicle, in a manner that is adapted for the driver or passenger, in accordance with the one or more customized policies, based at least in part on the plurality of data for the policy parameters of the one or more customized policies;

wherein the one or more policies comprise a stop sign policy that specifies a deceleration rate or a stopping location, when making a stop at a stop sign, and applying at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences comprises applying at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences to the stop sign policy to customize the deceleration rate or the stopping location, for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more policies further comprise a proxemic policy or an aggression policy;

and wherein applying at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the proxemic policy or the aggression policy, to customize the proxemic policy or the aggression policy for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger.

17. A method for computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles, comprising:

receiving, by an individual driving preference generator, a plurality of data associated with an individual driving a vehicle, or the individual being driven in a vehicle; and

generating or updating, by the individual driving preference generator, one or more individual driving preferences for customization of one or more policies governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of a vehicle, for the individual as a driver or passenger of the vehicle, wherein generating or updating is based at least in part on the data associated with the individual driving a vehicle, or the individual being driven in a vehicle received;

wherein the one or more individual driving preferences are to be provided to a computerized assist or autonomous driving system of a vehicle for application to customize one or more driving policies governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle;

wherein the one or more policies comprise a stop sign policy that specifies a deceleration rate or a stopping location, when making a stop at a stop sign, and application of the one or more individual driving preferences comprises application of the one or more individual driving preferences to the stop sign policy to customize the deceleration rate or the stopping location, for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

storing, with a storage device, the individual driving preferences; and

outputting, by the storage device, an individual driving preference for a vehicle, in response to a request for the individual driving preference by the vehicle;

wherein generating, updating, storing and outputting are performed remotely from the vehicle.

19. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions configured to cause a computerized assist or autonomous driving system, in response to execution of the instructions by the computerized assist or autonomous driving system, to:

first receive an identifier identifying a driver or passenger of a vehicle;

request or retrieve, using the identifier, one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger;

apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle, to customize the one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger;

second receive a plurality of data for policy parameters of the one or more customized policies; and

assist or autonomously drive the vehicle, in a manner that is adapted for the driver or passenger, in accordance with the one or more customized policies, based at least in part on the plurality of data for the policy parameters of the one or more customized policies;

wherein the one or more policies comprise a stop sign policy that specifies a deceleration rate or a stopping location, when making a stop at a stop sign, and apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences to the stop sign policy to customize the deceleration rate or the stopping location, for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle.

20. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 19, wherein the one or more policies further comprise a proxemic policy, or an aggression policy;

and wherein applying at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to one or more policies comprises apply at least one of the one or more individual driving preferences of the driver or passenger to the proxemic policy or the aggression policy, to customize the proxemic policy or the aggression policy for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the driver or passenger.

21. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 19, wherein first receive comprises first receive a plurality of individual driving preferences of a plurality of passengers, and the computerized assist or autonomous driving system is further caused to combine the corresponding plurality of individual driving preferences of the plurality of passengers;

and wherein apply comprises apply the at least one of the combined individual driving preferences of the passengers to one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle, to customize the one or more policies for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle for the passengers.

22. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions configured to cause an individual driving preference generator, in response to execution of the instructions by the individual driving preference generator, to:

receive a plurality of data associated with an individual driving a vehicle, or the individual being driven in a vehicle; and

generate or update one or more individual driving preferences for customization of one or more policies governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of a vehicle, for the individual as a driver or passenger of the vehicle, wherein generate or update is based at least in part on the data associated with the individual driving a vehicle, or the individual being driven in a vehicle received;

wherein the one or more individual driving preferences are to be provided to a computerized assist or autonomous driving system of a vehicle for application to customize one or more driving policies governing computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle;

wherein the one or more policies comprise a stop sign policy that specifies a deceleration rate or a stopping location, when making a stop at a stop sign, and application of the one or more individual driving preferences comprises application of the one or more individual driving preferences to the stop sign policy to customize the deceleration rate or the stopping location, for computerized assist or autonomous driving of the vehicle.

23. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 22, wherein the instructions, in response to execution, are to further cause:

storage of the individual driving preferences in a storage device; and

output, from the storage device, an individual driving preference for a vehicle, in response to a request for the individual driving preference by the vehicle;

wherein generate, update, store and output are performed remotely from the vehicle.