Emergency report system for autonomous vehicles
AssigneeTORC Robotics, Inc.
InventorCarlo Elwinger
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Abstract
The disclosed method for reporting an emergency on a roadway includes sensing, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of an autonomous vehicle, a perceived situation nearby the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining, by the ECU, to perform an emergency stop of the autonomous vehicle when the perceived situation indicates an emergency situation. The method includes initiating an emergency stop of the autonomous vehicle. The method includes transmitting, by the ECU, an emergency report to at least one emergency service, the emergency report including autonomous vehicle information and emergency situation information.
Claims18
A method for reporting an emergency on a roadway, the method comprising:
- sensing, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of an autonomous vehicle, a perceived situation nearby the autonomous vehicle, wherein the perceived situation includes sensed gestures by a nearby individual including arm waving;
- determining, by the ECU, to perform an emergency stop of the autonomous vehicle when the perceived situation indicates an emergency situation;
- initiating an emergency stop of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- transmitting, by the ECU, an emergency report to at least one emergency service, the emergency report including autonomous vehicle information and emergency situation information.
An emergency report system for an autonomous vehicle, the emergency report system comprising:
- an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising a memory storing executable instructions and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to gain access to and execute the executable instructions, the at least one processor programmed to:
- employ at least one sensor to sense a perceived situation nearby the autonomous vehicle, wherein the perceived situation includes sensed gestures by a nearby individual including arm waving;
- determine to perform an emergency stop of the autonomous vehicle when the perceived situation indicates an emergency situation;
- initiate the emergency stop;
- and
- transmit an emergency report to at least one emergency service, the emergency report including autonomous vehicle information and emergency situation information.
An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a user interface;
- and
- an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising a memory storing executable instructions and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to gain access to and execute the executable instructions, the at least one processor programmed to:
- employ at least one sensor to sense a perceived situation nearby the autonomous vehicle, wherein the perceived situation includes sensed gestures by a nearby individual including arm waving;
- determine to perform an emergency stop of the autonomous vehicle when the perceived situation indicates an emergency situation;
- initiate the emergency stop;
- and
- transmit an emergency report to at least one emergency service through a remote emergency report system, the emergency report including autonomous vehicle information and emergency situation information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.