Safely initiating an autonomous vehicle ride
AssigneeGM Cruise Holdings LLC
InventorsJacqueline SHANNON, Stephanie Olivia ENGLE, Albert BONISKE
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle having a user interface and a computing system that is in communication with the user interface. The computing system may have at least one processor and at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions. When executed by the at least one processor, the instructions may cause the at least one processor to output information through the user interface to inform the passenger of an action that the passenger needs to enact prior to the autonomous vehicle beginning to move and determine, based upon an occurrence of the action that the passenger needs to enact, whether the autonomous vehicle is permitted to begin moving.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving information associated with a status of one or more systems of an autonomous vehicle, wherein the status is detected by one or more sensors;
- determining that the status indicates a readiness of a passenger of the autonomous vehicle to initiate operation;
- and
- preparing the autonomous vehicle for initiation of operation in response to the determination that the status of the one or more systems indicates readiness of the passenger.
A method comprising:
- receiving information associated with a status of one or more systems of an autonomous vehicle, wherein the status is detected by one or more sensors;
- determining that the status indicates a readiness of a passenger of the autonomous vehicle to initiate operation;
- and
- preparing the autonomous vehicle for initiation of operation in response to the determination that the status of the one or more systems indicates readiness of the passenger.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause at least one processor to:
- receive information associated with a status of one or more systems of an autonomous vehicle, wherein the status is detected by one or more sensors;
- determine that the status indicates a readiness of a passenger of the autonomous vehicle to initiate operation;
- and
- prepare the autonomous vehicle for initiation of operation in response to the determination that the status of the one or more systems indicates readiness of the passenger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.