A vehicle system includes a user interface device 110 and an autonomous mode controller 125. The user interface device 110 which may include a touch screen, receives a user input representing a driving mode selection (305 see fig 3). The autonomous mode controller 125 commands one or more vehicle subsystems 130 to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance front the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others. Interior lighting, a colour scheme, audible information and presented information may provide feedback associated with the mode selection. The invention enables autonomous operations to be suited to users preferences.
Selectable autonomous driving modes
2016-04-06
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 / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |