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US 11,250,514 B2Granted
Early notification of non-autonomous area
AssigneeAllstate Insurance Company
InventorsSurender Kumar, Timothy W. Gibson
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Abstract
The disclosure provides an early notification system to alert a driver of an approaching unsafe autonomous or semi-autonomous driving zone so that a driver may switch vehicle to a non-autonomous driving mode and navigate safely through the identified location. In response, to a determination of an upcoming unsafe autonomous or semi-autonomous driving zone, the driver or system may take appropriate actions in response to the early notification.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, via a wireless network and by a computing device and from a navigation device of a vehicle, vehicle information comprising at least one of a level of autonomous vehicle implementation, driver reactions to previous early warnings of route risk, or failure to switch to manual mode when previously alerted, wherein the vehicle is configured to be operable in one or more driving modes, and wherein the one or more driving modes comprise an autonomous driving mode, a semi-autonomous driving mode, and a non-autonomous driving mode;
- after receiving the vehicle information, receiving, by the computing device and from the navigation device, an indication of a travel route of the vehicle, and an intended direction of travel on a first segment of the travel route;
- determining, by the computing device and based on the vehicle information and the intended direction of travel, a risk value corresponding to the first segment;
- determining, by the computing device and based on the risk value, a recommended driving mode, of the one or more driving modes, that should be used when traversing the first segment, wherein the recommended driving mode differs from a current driving mode;
- prior to the vehicle traversing the first segment, causing output of, to a viewable display associated with the navigation device, the travel route comprising the first segment, along with an indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment, and a notification that the recommended driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;
- determining, after a predetermined time period, that a driver of the vehicle did not respond to the notification;
- upon determining that the driver did not respond to the notification, automatically modifying a driving mode of the vehicle based on a preset preference, wherein modifying the driving mode includes activating a safety feature in the vehicle and switching the driving mode from the current driving mode to the recommended driving mode;
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- updating at least a portion of the notification of the viewable display upon automatically modifying the driving mode, wherein the at least a portion of the notification is updated to include an additional notification indicating that an automatic driving mode modification has occurred due to the driver not responding to the notification within the predetermined time period.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, via a wireless network and by a computing device and from a navigation device of a vehicle, vehicle information comprising at least one of a level of autonomous vehicle implementation, driver reactions to previous early warnings of route risk, or failure to switch to manual mode when previously alerted, wherein the vehicle is configured to be operable in one or more driving modes, and wherein the one or more driving modes comprise an autonomous driving mode, a semi-autonomous driving mode, and a non-autonomous driving mode;
- after receiving the vehicle information, receiving, by the computing device and from the navigation device, an indication of a travel route of the vehicle, and an intended direction of travel on a first segment of the travel route;
- determining, by the computing device and based on the vehicle information and the intended direction of travel, a risk value corresponding to the first segment;
- determining, based on the risk value corresponding to the first segment, that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;
- prior to the vehicle traversing the first segment, causing output of, to a viewable display associated with the navigation device, the travel route comprising the first segment, along with an indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment, and a notification that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;
- determining, after a predetermined time period, that a driver of the vehicle did not respond to the notification;
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- upon determining that the driver did not respond to the notification, activating a vehicle safety mode based on a preset preference, wherein activating the vehicle safety mode includes activating a safety feature in the vehicle and switching a current driving mode to the non-autonomous driving mode;
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- updating at least a portion of the notification of the viewable display upon activating the vehicle safety mode, wherein the at least a portion of the notification is updated to include an additional notification indicating that the vehicle safety mode was activated due to the driver not responding to the notification within the predetermined time period.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions;
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- a memory storing the computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
- receive, via a wireless network and by a computing device and from a navigation device of a vehicle, vehicle information comprising at least one of a level of autonomous vehicle implementation, driver reactions to previous early warnings of route risk, or failure to switch to manual mode when previously alerted, wherein the vehicle is configured to be operable in an autonomous driving mode or a non-autonomous driving mode;
- after receiving the vehicle information, receive, by the computing device and from the navigation device, an indication of an intended direction of travel of the vehicle on a travel route, wherein the travel route comprises a first segment;
- determine, by the computing device and based on the vehicle information and the intended direction of the travel, a risk value corresponding to the first segment;
- determine, based on the risk value corresponding to the first segment, that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;
- prior to the vehicle traversing the first segment, cause output of, to a viewable display associated with the navigation device, the travel route comprising the first segment, along with an indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment, and a notification that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;
- determine, after a predetermined period, that a driver of the vehicle did not respond to the notification;
- upon determining that the driver did not respond to the notification, automatically modify a driving mode of the vehicle based on a preset preference, wherein modifying the driving mode includes activating a safety feature in the vehicle and switching the driving mode to the non-autonomous driving mode;
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- update at least a portion of the notification of the viewable display upon automatically modifying the driving mode, wherein the at least a portion of the notification is updated to include an additional notification indicating that the driving mode has been switched to the non-autonomous driving mode due to the driver not responding to the notification within the predetermined period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.