Control of vehicles based on auditory signals

A system, comprising:

• one or more sensors;
• and
• a computing device configured to control a vehicle, wherein the computing device is coupled to the one or more sensors, the computing device configured to:
• receive, from the one or more sensors, audio information relating to an audible crosswalk signal for an intersection that the vehicle is approaching;
• determine a likelihood associated with a presence of a pedestrian in a crosswalk of the intersection, based on the audio information;
• determine a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle from among multiple control strategies, based at least on the likelihood;
• and
• provide instructions to control the vehicle based on the determined control strategy.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device of a vehicle to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving audio information relating to an audible crosswalk signal for an intersection that the vehicle is approaching;
• determining a likelihood associated with a presence of a pedestrian in a crosswalk of the intersection, based on the audio information;
• determining a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle from among multiple control strategies, based at least on the likelihood;
• and
• providing instructions to control the vehicle based on the determined control strategy.