Early notification of non-autonomous area
AssigneeAllstate Insurance Company
InventorsSurender Kumar, Timothy W. Gibson
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Abstract
The disclosure provides an early notification system to alert a driver of an approaching unsafe autonomous or semi-autonomous driving zone so that a driver may switch vehicle to a non-autonomous driving mode and navigate safely through the identified location. In response, to a determination of an upcoming unsafe autonomous or semi-autonomous driving zone, the driver or system may take appropriate actions in response to the early notification.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- one or more memories storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- determine a driving mode of a vehicle prior to the vehicle traversing a segment of a route;
- determine that the driving mode should be changed when traversing the segment using a risk value associated with the segment;
- cause an output of a notification that the driving mode should be changed when traversing the segment;
- and
- generate an instruction to control the vehicle when a response to the notification is not received within a preset time.
A method comprising:
- determining a driving mode of a vehicle prior to the vehicle traversing a segment of a route;
- determining that the driving mode should be changed when traversing the segment using a risk value associated with the segment;
- causing a notification to be output, the notification indicating that the driving mode should be changed when traversing the segment;
- and
- generating an instruction to control the vehicle when a response to the notification is not received within a preset time.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- determining a driving mode of a vehicle prior to the vehicle traversing a segment of a route;
- determining that the driving mode should be changed when traversing the segment using a risk value associated with the segment;
- causing an output of a notification that the driving mode should be changed when traversing the segment;
- and
- generating an instruction to control the vehicle when a response to the notification is not received within a preset time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.