Determining driver engagement with autonomous vehicle
AssigneeLytx, Inc.
InventorBrett Hoye
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product of controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle are provided. In an embodiment, a signal indicating a present state of the driver is received. A signal indicating a past state of the driver is received. A present effectiveness of the driver is determined based on the received signals. A target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system is determined based on the present effectiveness of the driver.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation;
- receiving, by the processor, a signal indicating a past state of the driver;
- scoring, by the processor, effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals;
- determining, by the processor, a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score;
- determining, by the processor, whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level;
- in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengaging the AV system;
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- in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engaging the AV system.
A system for controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with an vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation;
- receive a signal indicating a past state of the driver;
- score effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals;
- determine a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score;
- determine whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level;
- in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) output a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengage the AV system;
- and
- in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) output a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engage the AV system;
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- a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
A computer program product for controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving, by a processor, a signal indicating a present state of a driver associated with an vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an autonomous system (AV) for autonomous operation;
- receiving, by the processor, a signal indicating a past state of the driver;
- scoring, by the processor, effectiveness of the driver based at least in part on the received signals;
- determining, by the processor, a target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system based on the driver effectiveness score;
- determining, by the processor, whether a present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level;
- in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level meets the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to disengage the AV system and (ii) automatically disengaging the AV system;
- and
- in response to a determination that the present driver engagement level is less than the target engagement level, at least one of (i) outputting a recommendation to the driver to engage the AV system and (ii) automatically engaging the AV system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.