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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2017
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Ralph Latotzki, Hamburg, DE;
Frank Goseberg, Aschaffenburg, DE;
MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system that is operable to control a vehicle in an autonomous or semi-autonomous mode includes a processor that processes data captured by a plurality of exterior sensing sensors. When the control system is operating in the autonomous or semi-autonomous mode and responsive to a determination of an upcoming event that requires the system to hand over control of the vehicle to a driver before the vehicle encounters the event, the control determines (i) a total action time until the vehicle encounters the event, (ii) an estimated time for the driver to take over control and (iii) an estimated handling time for the vehicle to be controlled before the vehicle encounters the event. Responsive to the determinations, the control system (i) allows the driver to take over control of the vehicle or (ii) controls the vehicle to slow down and stop the vehicle before the vehicle encounters the event.