Nissan North America, Inc.

Renault S.a.s.

Jingyi Zhang

Melissa Cefkin

Erik Stayton

Erik Vinkhuyzen

Simon Tien

Laura Cesafsky

A system for an automated vehicle includes a user input interface and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is programmed with instructions to operate at least one aspect of the automated vehicle, is configured to process information input through the user input interface, the information including data directed to predetermined parameters related to the at least one aspect of the automated vehicle at a predetermined location, and update the instructions based on the information to alter the least one aspect of the automated vehicle.

System for an automated vehicle

An autonomous vehicle communication method comprises sensing a condition associated with the autonomous vehicle, and initiating, by a controller in response to the sensing of the condition, communication pertaining to the autonomous vehicle between a vehicle manager remote to the autonomous vehicle and an external agent external to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle communication method further comprises controlling the autonomous vehicle remotely in response to a command that is based on the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle and the communication between the vehicle manager and the external agent.

Autonomous vehicle communication system and method

Distance and object based external notification system for automated hailing service is described. An autonomous vehicle (AV) can include a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium to detect, based on sensor information, an object within the AV; determine that the object belongs to a recent occupant of the AV; and, in response to the determining that the object belongs to the recent occupant of the AV, select, based on a proximity of the recent occupant to the AV, a notification modality for sending a message to the recent occupant regarding the object; and send the message using the notification modality.

Distance and object based external notification system for automated hailing service

Structured multivariate contextual vehicle operation with integrated semiotic control may include identifying operational environment information representing a current operational environment for the vehicle, identifying a vehicle control action for controlling the vehicle to traverse a portion of a vehicle transportation network, identifying vehicle control modification information in response to the operational environment information, identifying vehicle control information in response to the vehicle control modification information and the vehicle control action, and controlling the vehicle to traverse a portion of a vehicle transportation network in accordance with the vehicle control information by controlling the vehicle to traverse the portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the vehicle control information such that controlling the vehicle to traverse the portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the vehicle control information includes controlling the vehicle to output a semiotic representation of the vehicle control information.

Structured multivariate contextual vehicle operation with integrated semiotic control

An autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body, at least one detector, at least one display and at least one controller. The at least one detector is configured to detect a presence of an external object within a vicinity of the vehicle. The at least one display is supported on the vehicle body. The at least one controller is programmed to determine the presence of the external object upon detection of the external object by the detector. The controller is further programmed to display a rationale indicator on the display to a remote party within the vicinity of the vehicle based on a detection result of the detector indicating the presence of the external object. The rationale indicator is an indication of an external condition occurring in the vicinity of the vehicle.

Vehicle display system having a rationale indicator

Interactive external vehicle-user communication may include identifying operational environment information representing a current operational environment for an AV; identifying a target external user based on the current operational environment for the AV, the target external user is identified based on sensor information from a sensor of the AV; controlling the AV to output, for the target external user, a first semiotic representation of a control information of the AV related to the operational environment information; receiving an acknowledgement of the first semiotic representation from the target external user; and in response to the acknowledgement, controlling the AV to traverse the portion of the vehicle transportation network, such that controlling the AV to traverse the portion of the vehicle transportation network includes controlling the AV to output a second semiotic representation based on the acknowledgement from the target external user.

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Jingyi Zhang