Plusai Limited

Lichun Yang

Anurag Ganguli

Amit Kumar

Timothy Patrick Daly, Jr

Inderjot Singh Saggu

Anurag Paul

Robert Joseph Dingli

Siva Bhargav Ravella

Mohammadhussein Rafieisakhaei

Embodiments provide a vehicle computer coupled to a vehicle. The vehicle computer may be configured to compute (e.g., generate) an automated lane change maneuver moving the vehicle from a first lane into a second, adjacent lane. The lane change maneuver may have commenced while the maneuver was safe to conduct, but a threat vehicle (or another threat object) may be subsequently detected moving into the same target lane. The option to immediately abort the maneuver and return to the original lane may not be appropriate after some time into the lane change maneuver. The vehicle computer may control the vehicle in a lateral position hold along the lane demarcation line for a predetermined amount of time before moving into the second lane when the threat vehicle clears the second lane or returning to the first lane when the threat vehicle does not clear the second lane.

Managing lane change threats

In one or more embodiments, a method comprises receiving, at a processor, sensor data from a sensor at a vehicle that is moving while in an autonomous mode. A position and an orientation of the vehicle based on the sensor data is determined at the processor. A lateral deviation of the vehicle from a planned path based on the position and the orientation of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving in the autonomous mode is calculated at the processor. In response to the lateral deviation exceeding a predefined lateral deviation threshold, the autonomous mode is disengaged.

Methods and apparatus for disengaging an autonomous mode based on lateral error of an autonomous vehicle

An autonomous vehicle can obtain sensor data. Upon determining that the autonomous vehicle is in a lane adjacent a shoulder, and there is an object in the shoulder, the autonomous vehicle can determine if performing a lane change maneuver out of the lane prior to the autonomous vehicle being positioned adjacent to the object is feasible. If it is, the lane change maneuver can be performed. If it is not, a nudge maneuver and/or a deceleration can be performed.

Methods and apparatus for navigation of an autonomous vehicle based on a location of the autonomous vehicle relative to shouldered objects

In one or more embodiments, a method comprises receiving, at a processor, an input signal from an input device in response to a first actuation of the input device by a driver of an autonomous vehicle. The input device is a device disposed with the autonomous vehicle and has a second actuation of the input device associated with a standard operation of the input device. The second actuation has an actuation pattern different from an actuation pattern of the first actuation. In response to the input signal, a determination is made by the processor to determine whether the autonomous vehicle can perform a maneuver safely. In response to determining that the autonomous vehicle can perform the maneuver safely, a signal is sent by the processor to cause the autonomous vehicle to perform the maneuver.

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