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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0095 (2013.01); B60W 2540/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor and storing instructions executable by the processor. The instructions include detecting a handoff request indicating a transition of a host vehicle from an autonomous mode of operation to a non-autonomous mode of operation and assessing driver competency. The handoff request is approved if the driver competency exceeds a predetermined threshold. Likewise, the handoff request is denied if the driver competency fails to exceed the predetermined threshold.