Drive-by-wire control system
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Letwin, Morgan Jones
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Abstract
An autonomy controller for a vehicle. The autonomy controller detects a user input to enable an autonomous driving mode for the vehicle. In response to the user input, the autonomy controller determines a condition of one or more control interfaces configured to control respective vehicle operations. The autonomy controller may then selectively enable the autonomous driving mode based at least in part on the condition of each of the one or more control interfaces. For example, the autonomy controller may enable the autonomous driving mode only if each of the one or more control interfaces is in a ready condition.
Claims20
A method of operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting a first user input on a first input mechanism, the first user input to enable an autonomous driving mode for the vehicle;
- in response to the first user input, determining a condition of one or more control interfaces configured to control respective vehicle operations;
- determining that each of the one or more control interfaces is in a ready condition;
- selectively enabling the autonomous driving mode based on the ready condition of each of the one or more control interfaces;
- while the autonomous driving mode is enabled, detecting a second user input on a second input mechanism, the second user input to engage the autonomous driving mode;
- and
- engaging the autonomous driving mode for the vehicle in response to the second user input.
An autonomy controller for a vehicle, the autonomy controller comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the autonomy controller to:
- detect a first user input on a first input mechanism, the first user input to enable an autonomous driving mode for the vehicle;
- in response to the first user input, determine a condition of one or more control interfaces configured to control respective vehicle operations;
- determine that each of the one or more control interfaces is in a ready condition;
- selectively enable the autonomous driving mode based on the ready condition of each of the one or more control interfaces;
- while the autonomous driving mode is enabled, detect a second user input on a second input mechanism, the second user input to engage the autonomous driving mode;
- and
- engage the autonomous driving mode for the vehicle in response to the second user input.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an autonomy controller for a vehicle, cause the autonomy controller to:
- detect a first user input on a first input mechanism, the first user input to enable an autonomous driving mode for the vehicle;
- in response to the first user input, determine a condition of one or more control interfaces configured to control respective vehicle operations;
- determine that each of the one or more control interfaces is in a ready condition;
- selectively enable the autonomous driving mode based on the ready condition of each of the one or more control interfaces;
- while the autonomous driving mode is enabled, detect a second user input on a second input mechanism, the second user input to engage the autonomous driving mode;
- and
- engage the autonomous driving mode for the vehicle in response to the second user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.