Methods for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle

One or more tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process on a computing system, the computer process comprising:

• obtaining a sensor stream, the sensor stream captured using at least one sensor of a vehicle;
• rendering a first representation for display using a visual display of the vehicle at a first time period, the first representation corresponding to a current state of the vehicle, the vehicle autonomously navigating toward an intersection based on the sensor stream at the first time period;
• detecting a first state of the intersection based on the sensor stream during a second time period;
• selecting a next navigation action for the vehicle based on the first state of the intersection;
• detecting a state change of the intersection from the first state to a second state at a third time period based on the sensor stream;
• rendering a second representation for display using the visual display, the second representation corresponding to an upcoming navigation action to autonomously navigate through the intersection based on the state change of the intersection.

One or more tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process on a computing system, the computer process comprising:

• obtaining a sensor stream, the sensor stream captured using at least one sensor of a vehicle;
• rendering a first representation for display using a visual display of the vehicle at a first time period, the first representation corresponding to a current state of the vehicle, the vehicle autonomously navigating toward an intersection based on the sensor stream;
• selecting a next navigation action for navigating through the intersection at the first time period;
• detecting possession, by the vehicle, of right of way to enter the intersection based on the sensor stream at a second time period;
• and
• rendering a second representation the for display using visual display in response to detecting possession, by the vehicle, of right of way to enter the intersection, the second representation including the next navigational action, the vehicle autonomously executing the next navigation action to autonomously navigate through the intersection.