An autonomous vehicle may be operable in an autonomous mode and a manual mode. A confidence threshold is accessed from a database. The confidence threshold may be associated with a particular geographic area containing the autonomous vehicle. The confidence threshold may be constant for the geographic area accessible by the autonomous vehicle. A computing device calculates a vehicle confidence level based on at least one confidence factor and compares the confidence threshold to the vehicle confidence level. The computing device generates a driving mode command for a vehicle based on the comparison. In one example, the driving mode command transitions the autonomous vehicle to the autonomous mode, if applicable, when the vehicle confidence score exceeds the confidence threshold. In one example, the driving mode command transitions the autonomous vehicle to the manual mode, if applicable, when the vehicle confidence score does not exceed the confidence threshold.
Mode Transition for an Autonomous Vehicle
2015-11-05
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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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