Controlling driving modes of self-driving vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV), the method comprising:
- detecting, by an SDV on-board computer within the SDV, that the SDV is currently being operated in manual mode by a human driver;
detecting, by the SDV on-board computer, that a telecommunication device located within the SDV is receiving a telecommunication message; and
in response to detecting that the telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving the telecommunication message, transferring, by the SDV on-board computer, control of the SDV to the SDV on-board computer in order to place the SDV in autonomous mode, wherein the SDV is in the autonomous mode when steering, braking, throttle control, and obstacle avoidance by the SDV are all controlled by the SDV on-board computer.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) when a driver receives a telecommunication message on a telecommunication device. An SDV on-board computer within the SDV detects that the SDV is currently being operated in manual mode by a human driver. The SDV on-board computer detects that a telecommunication device located within the SDV is receiving a telecommunication message. In response to detecting that the telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving the telecommunication message, the SDV on-board computer transfers control of the SDV to the SDV on-board computer in order to place the SDV in autonomous mode, where the SDV is in the autonomous mode when steering, braking, throttle control, and obstacle avoidance by the SDV are all controlled by the SDV on-board computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV), the method comprising:
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detecting, by an SDV on-board computer within the SDV, that the SDV is currently being operated in manual mode by a human driver; detecting, by the SDV on-board computer, that a telecommunication device located within the SDV is receiving a telecommunication message; and in response to detecting that the telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving the telecommunication message, transferring, by the SDV on-board computer, control of the SDV to the SDV on-board computer in order to place the SDV in autonomous mode, wherein the SDV is in the autonomous mode when steering, braking, throttle control, and obstacle avoidance by the SDV are all controlled by the SDV on-board computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product for controlling a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV), the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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detecting that the SDV is currently being operated in manual mode by a human driver; detecting that a telecommunication device located within the SDV is receiving a telecommunication message; and in response to detecting that the telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving the telecommunication message, transferring control of the SDV to the SDV on-board computer in order to place the SDV in autonomous mode, wherein the SDV is in the autonomous mode when steering, braking, throttle control, and obstacle avoidance by the SDV are all controlled by the SDV on-board computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system comprising:
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a processor, a non-transitory computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to detect that the SDV is currently being operated in manual mode by a human driver; second program instructions to detect that a telecommunication device located within the SDV is receiving a telecommunication message; and fourth program instructions to, in response to detecting that the telecommunication device within the SDV is receiving the telecommunication message, transfer control of the SDV to the SDV on-board computer in order to place the SDV in autonomous mode, wherein the SDV is in the autonomous mode when steering, braking, throttle control, and obstacle avoidance by the SDV are all controlled by the SDV on-board computer; and
whereinthe first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the non-transitory computer readable memory.
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