Controlling sunshades in an autonomous vehicle
AssigneeToyota Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsHiromitsu URANO, Kentaro ICHIKAWA, Junya UENO
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Abstract
A method for controlling a sunshade of an autonomous vehicle is presented. The method includes determining that current conditions satisfy an activation condition. The method also includes predicting whether a driver will enable a manual mode during the current conditions. The method further includes activating a first sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition regardless of whether the driver will enable the manual mode. The method still further includes activating a second sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition when the driver will not enable the manual mode.
Claims18
A method for controlling a sunshade of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- determining that current conditions satisfy an activation condition;
- predicting whether a driver will enable a manual mode during the current conditions;
- activating a first sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition regardless of whether the driver will enable the manual mode;
- and
- activating a second sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition when the driver will not enable the manual mode.
An apparatus for controlling a sunshade of an autonomous vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured:
- to determine that current conditions satisfy an activation condition;
- to predict whether a driver will enable a manual mode during the current conditions;
- to activate a first sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition regardless of whether the driver will enable the manual mode;
- and
- to activate a second sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition when the driver will not enable the manual mode.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon for controlling a sunshade of an autonomous vehicle, the program code executed by a processor and comprising:
- program code to determine that current conditions satisfy an activation condition;
- program code to predict whether a driver will enable a manual mode during the current conditions;
- program code to activate a first sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition regardless of whether the driver will enable the manual mode;
- and
- program code to activate a second sunshade in response to the satisfied activation condition when the driver will not enable the manual mode.
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