Automatic Turn Signal Activation
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJeffrey Scott PARKS, Paul A. ADAM, William Lawrence KOZLOWSKI, Alexander Gene RATH
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AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJeffrey Scott PARKS, Paul A. ADAM, William Lawrence KOZLOWSKI, Alexander Gene RATH
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A vehicle includes first and second turn signal lights to indicate first and second turn directions, and a brake pedal sensor senses a brake pedal position. A steering wheel sensor senses a steering wheel input. An internally-facing camera generates images of a driver. An accelerator pedal sensor senses an accelerator pedal position. A controller constructs a roadway scene for a path of the vehicle, generates a driver intent confidence score for a turning maneuver in response to the steering wheel input and a first gain, a focus of a driver based on the images and a second gain, the brake pedal position and a third gain, and the accelerator pedal position and a fourth gain, compares the driver intent confidence score to a predetermined threshold, and selectively turns on one of the first turn signal light and the second turn signal light in response to the comparison.
A vehicle comprising:
A method for automatically turning on turn signal indicator lights without driver input, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.