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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
John Michael McNew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vladimeros Vladimerou, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A least restrictive allowable driving state of a semi-autonomous driving system is determined based on one or more threats and sensor performance. A current driving state and a future driving state are determined based on an attention state and a steering state of a driver. Warnings are provided to the driver in order to match the current driving state to the future driving state. Driver interaction and attention are enforced when the driver does not respond to the warnings.