Systems and methods for determining a robotic status of a driving vehicle
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1. A computer readable storage medium comprising program code for causing one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
- sensing, by a first vehicle, a robotic status visual feature affixed to an exterior of a proximate second vehicle, the robotic status visual feature including a barcode indicating specifications of a robotic control system of the proximate second vehicle and a current level of robotic control over the proximate second vehicle;
determining, within the first vehicle, robotic status information pertaining to the proximate second vehicle, wherein the proximate second vehicle is controlled independently of the first vehicle; and
selecting, at the first vehicle, at least one driving maneuver based on the robotic status information of the proximate second vehicle using an automatic driving system of the first vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for assisting driving includes a robotic status component and a maneuver selection component. The robotic status component is configured to determine, within a first vehicle, robotic status information pertaining to a proximate second vehicle. The second vehicle includes a vehicle controlled independently of the first vehicle. The maneuver selection component is configured to select at least one driving maneuver based on the robotic status information using an automatic driving system of the first vehicle.
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1. A computer readable storage medium comprising program code for causing one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
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sensing, by a first vehicle, a robotic status visual feature affixed to an exterior of a proximate second vehicle, the robotic status visual feature including a barcode indicating specifications of a robotic control system of the proximate second vehicle and a current level of robotic control over the proximate second vehicle; determining, within the first vehicle, robotic status information pertaining to the proximate second vehicle, wherein the proximate second vehicle is controlled independently of the first vehicle; and selecting, at the first vehicle, at least one driving maneuver based on the robotic status information of the proximate second vehicle using an automatic driving system of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a robotic status component of a first vehicle, the robotic status component configured to; identify a robotic status visual feature comprising a barcode affixed to an exterior of a second vehicle that is proximate to the first vehicle; sense, within the first vehicle, the robotic status visual feature, the barcode indicating specifications of a robotic control system and a current level of robotic control over the second vehicle; determine, within the first vehicle, robotic status information pertaining to the proximate second vehicle based on the sensed robotic status visual feature, wherein the second vehicle is controlled independently of the first vehicle; and a maneuver selection component configured to select at least one driving maneuver based on the robotic status information of the second vehicle using an automatic driving system of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer readable storage medium comprising program code for causing one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
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sensing within a first vehicle, a first robotic status visual feature comprising a barcode affixed to an exterior of a second vehicle proximate to the first vehicle, the barcode indicating a robotic status of the second vehicle and a current level of robotic control over the second vehicle; determining, within the first vehicle, the robotic status of and the current level of robotic control over the second vehicle; sensing, within the first vehicle, a second robotic status visual feature comprising a second barcode provided by a third vehicle that is proximate to the first vehicle, the second barcode indicating a robotic status of the third vehicle and a level of robotic control over the third vehicle; determining, within the first vehicle, the robotic status of and the level of robotic control over the third vehicle; and notifying a human driver of the first vehicle of the robotic status of the second vehicle and of the robotic status of the third vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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