Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jens Kotte

Benjamin Maus

Hamid M Golgiri

Luke Niewiadomski

Thomas Edward Pilutti

Li Xu

Nitendra Nath

Akshat Rajvanshi

Dhivya Srinivasan

At least one object is detected, via a sensor, in a direction of movement ahead of a host vehicle. A current sensor range is determined based on the detected at least one object. A maximum sensor range is determined based on the sensor. The current sensor range is compared with the maximum sensor range. Upon determining the current sensor range is less than the maximum sensor range by at least a predetermined threshold, driving parameters of the host vehicle are updated based on the current sensor range.

Enhanced vehicle operation

A future location of a movable object is predicted to intersect a planned path of a host vehicle. A host vehicle component is actuated to output a signal indicating to move the movable object. Then, at least one of the movable object is determined to have moved or the planned path of the host vehicle is updated. Then, the host vehicle is operated along the planned path or the updated planned path.

Vehicle planned path signal

A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The instructions include to rank a list of minimal risk maneuvers for a vehicle by expected risk score; for each minimal risk maneuver, update a distance from a present location of the vehicle to a respective end location, wherein each end location satisfies a minimal risk condition corresponding to the respective minimal risk maneuver; in response to a first anomalous condition selected from a set of anomalous conditions, determine a distance limit based on the first anomalous condition; then select the minimal risk maneuver ranked best for the expected risk score from the minimal risk maneuvers for which the respective distances are below the distance limit; and then instruct the vehicle to perform the selected minimal risk maneuver.

Vehicle anomalous-condition response during autonomous driving

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