Emergency signal detection and response

A method of navigating a first vehicle in presence of an emergency vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, via communication hardware of the first vehicle, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle;
• determining a relative location of the emergency vehicle;
• in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a same lane as the vehicle, automatically manipulating actuators of the first vehicle to move the first vehicle out of the same lane as the emergency vehicle;
• and
• in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a different lane than the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to reduce a speed of the first vehicle.

A first vehicle, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• communication hardware;
• actuators;
• and
• a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the vehicle to perform a method of recognizing a driving pattern of the vehicle, the method comprising:
• receiving, via the communication hardware of the first vehicle, a message indicating presence of the emergency vehicle;
• determining a relative location of the emergency vehicle;
• in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a same lane as the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to move the first vehicle out of the same lane as the emergency vehicle;
• and
• in accordance with the relative location of the emergency vehicle being a different lane than the vehicle, automatically manipulating the actuators of the first vehicle to reduce a speed of the first vehicle.