Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driving mode adjustment
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Application No.: US13772615Application Date: 2013-02-21
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Publication No.: US10347127B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Pierre-yves Droz , Jiajun Zhu
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G01S5/16
- IPC: G01S5/16 ; G08G1/16 ; B60W50/00 ; G08G1/015 ; G06K9/00 ; G01S17/93

Abstract:
A computing device may be configured to receive sensor information indicative of respective characteristics of vehicles on a road of travel of a first vehicle. The computing device may be configured to identify, based on the respective characteristics, a second vehicle that exhibits an aggressive driving behavior manifested as an unsafe or unlawful driving action. Also, based on the respective characteristics, the computing device may be configured to determine a type of the second vehicle. The computing device may be configured to estimate a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The computing device may be configured to modify a control strategy of the first vehicle, based on the aggressive driving behavior of the second vehicle, the type of the second vehicle, and the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and control the first vehicle based on the modified control strategy.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140236414A1 Method to Detect Nearby Aggressive Drivers and Adjust Driving Modes Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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