Methods and systems for increasing autonomous vehicle safety and flexibility using voice interaction
AssigneeCerence Operating Company
InventorsNils Lenke, Johan Wouters, Adam Emfield, Sumanta Chakraborty, Charles L. Ortiz, Jr.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system executing a voice control system for facilitating voice-based dialog with a driver to enable the driver or autonomous vehicle to control certain operational aspects of an autonomous vehicle is provided. Using environmental and sensor input, the vehicle control system can select optimal routes for operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode or choose a preferred operational mode. Occupants of the autonomous vehicle can change a destination, route or driving mode by engaging with the vehicle control system in a dialog enabled by the voice control system.
Claims10
A method comprising:
- receiving a voice command from a driver, the voice command comprising speech utterances questioning whether a vehicle can operate in an autonomous mode;
- identifying, by a vehicle control system, possible routes to a destination;
- evaluating the possible routes to identify at least one route along which the vehicle can operate in the autonomous mode;
- informing, by a voice control system, the driver of the at least one route;
- and instructing, in response to a second voice command, the vehicle to operate in autonomous mode along the at least one route.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle control system controlling operation of the vehicle and a voice control system executing within the vehicle control system, the voice control system being configured
- to receive a first voice command from a driver, the first voice command comprising a speech utterance questioning whether a vehicle can operate in an autonomous mode;
- to cause the vehicle control system to identify possible routes to a destination and to evaluate the possible routes to identify at least one route along which the vehicle can operate in the autonomous mode;
- to inform the driver of the at least one route;
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- in response to a second voice command, to instruct the vehicle to operate in autonomous mode along the at least one route.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.