Systems and methods for vehicle operator intention prediction using eye-movement data

An automotive vehicle, comprising:

• a wireless communication system configured to transmit and receive V2X communication;
• a first actuator configured to control acceleration and braking of the automotive vehicle;
• a second actuator configured to control steering of the automotive vehicle;
• and
• a controller in communication with the first and second actuators and the wireless communication system, the controller configured to selectively control the first and second actuators in an autonomous mode along a first trajectory according to an automated driving system, the controller configured to
• receive eye movement data and vehicle characteristic data from a second vehicle via the wireless communication system using V2X communication;
• determine a predicted vehicle maneuver of the second vehicle from the eye movement data and the vehicle characteristic data;
• determine a trajectory adjustment for the automotive vehicle based on the predicted vehicle maneuver of the second vehicle;
• and
• automatically control the first and second actuators to implement the trajectory adjustment.

A system for controlling an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• a wireless communication system;
• a first actuator configured to control acceleration and braking of the automotive vehicle;
• a second actuator configured to control steering of the automotive vehicle;
• and
• a controller in communication with the first and second actuators, the controller configured to selectively control the first and second actuators in an autonomous mode along a first trajectory according to an automated driving system, the controller configured to
• receive eye movement data and vehicle characteristic data from a second vehicle using V2X communication;
• analyze the eye movement data and the vehicle characteristic data to temporally correlate the eye movement data and the vehicle characteristic data and generate a matched dataset;
• determine a predicted vehicle maneuver of the second vehicle from the matched dataset;
• determine a trajectory adjustment for the automotive vehicle based on the predicted vehicle maneuver of the second vehicle;
• and
• automatically control the first and second actuators to implement the trajectory adjustment.