System and method for a user to navigate an autonomous vehicle manually or via verbal commands. In an aspect, seven commands are arranged for manual operation, including start, stop, forward, backward, turn-left, turn-right, and U-turn. A panel with buttons or a knob and buttons is arranged for implementing the commands. In another aspect, when a verbal input is received from a user, the verbal input is analyzed to ascertain whether it contains any of the seven commands. A command issued manually or verbally causes the same maneuver and effect. In yet other aspects, methods to change a travel route and to predetermine vehicle orientation direction at a parking lot are provided.
Autonomous Driving under User Instructions
2018-11-22
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / 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 / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G10L Analyse oder Synthese von Sprache , SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS |