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US 12,654,730 B2Granted
Autonomous vehicle and operating method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJong Sung Park, Young Bin Min
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Abstract
A method may provide a notification for handover of driving control from the autonomous driving system to the user. The method includes determining whether the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to a user based on an event occurring during autonomous driving of the vehicle, and providing the user with a notification indicating that the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user.
Claims20
A vehicle with autonomous driving capabilities, the vehicle comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to detect external environment of the vehicle, a state of the vehicle, and a state of a user;
- a processor configured to execute autonomous driving of the vehicle based on information obtained via the at least one sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to control, based on a control of the processor, an operation of the vehicle,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- determine whether control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user based on an event occurring during autonomous driving of the vehicle,
- generate, based on the state of the user and based on an indication associated with urgency of the event, a notification indicating that the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user, and
- output the generated notification to the user, and
- wherein the processor is further configured to:
- detect the event,
- determine an event occurrence remaining time until the event occurs,
- determine whether the event occurrence remaining time is less than a first time, and
- execute, based on the event occurrence remaining time being less than the first time, a minimal risk maneuver to transition the vehicle to a minimal risk condition state.
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A method for operating a vehicle equipped with autonomous driving capabilities, the method comprising:
- determining whether control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to a user of the vehicle based on an event occurring during autonomous driving of the vehicle;
- generating, based on a state of the user detected by at least one sensor and based on an indication associated with urgency of the event, a notification indicating that the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user;
- and
- outputting the generated notification to the user,
- wherein the determining of whether the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over comprises:
- detecting the event,
- determining whether the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over based on the event, and
- wherein the method further comprises:
- determining an event occurrence remaining time until the event occurs,
- determining whether the event occurrence remaining time is less than a first time, and
- executing, based on the event occurrence remaining time being less than the first time, a minimal risk maneuver to transition the vehicle to a minimal risk condition state.
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A vehicle comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to detect external environment of the vehicle, a state of the vehicle, and a state of a user;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing at least one instruction that is configured to be executed by the processor to cause the vehicle to:
- execute, based on the external environment and the state of the vehicle, autonomous driving of the vehicle,
- determine whether control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user based on an upcoming event occurring during autonomous driving of the vehicle,
- generate, based on an indication associated with urgency of the upcoming event, a notification indicating that the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user,
- output the generated notification to the user,
- determine an event occurrence remaining time until the upcoming event occurs,
- determine whether the event occurrence remaining time is less than a first time, and
- execute, based on the event occurrence remaining time being less than the first time, a minimal risk maneuver to transition the vehicle to a minimal risk condition state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.