An autonomous vehicle and methods of transitioning control are provided. Signals are received from a plurality of data collectors 110, representing operating characteristics of a vehicle and an environment surrounding the vehicle. A plurality of operational factors are developed based on the signals, and input to a computing device 105. The vehicle is controlled, via a controller 108 that is connected to the computing device 105, according to one of at least three levels of control, including an autonomous, a semi-autonomous, and a manual level of control, based on the operational factors.
Autonomous vehicle control transitioning
2017-10-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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