Transitioning from autonomous vehicle control to driver control to responding to driver control
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorWilford Trent Yopp
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Abstract
Instructions are provided to at least one vehicle control for autonomous operation of a vehicle. A change in position is detected of at the least one vehicle control. A determination is made whether to modify operation of the vehicle at least in part according to the change in position of the at least one vehicle control. The autonomous operation of the vehicle is modified according to the change in position.
Claims20
A system, comprising a computer in a vehicle, the computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer is configured to:
- provide instructions to at least one vehicle control for autonomous operation of the vehicle;
- detect a change in position of at the least one vehicle control;
- determine whether to modify operation of the vehicle at least in part according to the change in position of the at least one vehicle control;
- and
- modify the autonomous operation of the vehicle according to the change in position.
A system, comprising a computer in a vehicle, the computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer is configured to:
- provide instructions to a plurality of vehicle controls for autonomous operation of the vehicle;
- detect respective changes in at least two of the controls;
- determine to modify operation of the vehicle according to a change in position of at least one of the at least two controls;
- and
- modify the autonomous operation of the vehicle according to the change in position of at least one of the at least two controls.
A method, comprising:
- providing instructions to at least one vehicle control for autonomous operation of a vehicle;
- detecting a change in position of at the least one vehicle control;
- determining whether to modify operation of the vehicle at least in part according to the change in position of the at least one vehicle control;
- and
- modifying the autonomous operation of the vehicle according to the change in position.
A method, comprising:
- providing instructions to a plurality of vehicle controls for autonomous operation of the vehicle;
- detecting respective changes in at least two of the controls;
- determining to modify operation of the vehicle according to a change in position of at least one of the at least two controls;
- and
- modifying the autonomous operation of the vehicle according to the change in position of at least one of the at least two controls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.