System to communicate vehicle intent using projection

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory subsystem;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in the memory subsystem to:
• receive an exception scene generated using scene data captured by one or more systems of a vehicle, wherein the exception scene is indicated by a detection of at least one potential hazard to a safe operation of the vehicle and the vehicle comprises a projector;
• determine a hazard type associated with the at least one potential hazard and one or more gestures using the exception scene, wherein the hazard type is at least one of an electrical hazard, a fire hazard, a water hazard, a fallen object hazard, a crash hazard, or an unknown hazard;
• generate a drive plan for the vehicle based on the hazard type and the one or more gestures;
• display, using the projector, a representation of the drive plan in an area external to the vehicle in a visually perceptible manner, wherein the representation of the drive plan includes a hazard symbol that visually represents the hazard type and a path symbol that visually represents a motion to be taken by the vehicle to safely navigate the exception scene;
• and
• execute, by a control system of the vehicle, the drive plan.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving an exception scene generated using scene data captured by one or more systems of a vehicle, wherein the exception scene is indicated by a detection of at least one potential hazard to a safe operation of the vehicle and the vehicle comprises a projector;
• determining a hazard type associated with the at least one potential hazard and one or more gestures using the exception scene, wherein the hazard type is at least one of an electrical hazard, a fire hazard, a water hazard, a fallen object hazard, a crash hazard, or an unknown hazard;
• generating a drive plan for the vehicle based on the hazard type and the one or more gestures;
• displaying, using the projector, a representation of the drive plan in an area external to the vehicle in a visually perceptible manner, wherein the representation of the drive plan includes a hazard symbol that visually represents the hazard type and a path symbol that visually represents a motion to be taken by the vehicle to safely navigate the exception scene;
• and
• executing, by a control system of the vehicle, the drive plan.