Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apprising a driver of confidence in operation of a vehicle
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Application No.: US15095121Application Date: 2016-04-10
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Publication No.: US09908464B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Derek S. Caveney , John-Michael McNew , Heishiro Toyoda
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: G01C22/00
- IPC: G01C22/00 ; B60Q5/00 ; B60Q9/00 ; G05D1/02 ; G05D1/00

Abstract:
A vehicle subject to autonomous operation includes one or more autonomous support systems configured to support autonomous operation, a feedback system configured to provide feedback in an interior portion of the vehicle and a confidence appraisal system in communication with the one or more autonomous support systems and the feedback system. During autonomous operation, the confidence appraisal system monitors, based on operational statuses of the one or more autonomous support systems supporting the autonomous operation, confidence in the autonomous operation, and operates the feedback system to provide feedback in the interior portion of the vehicle. The feedback corresponds to the confidence in the autonomous operation, and varies with changes to the confidence in the autonomous operation, to continuously apprise a driver of the confidence in the autonomous operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170291540A1 APPRISING A DRIVER OF CONFIDENCE IN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2017-10-12
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