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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
John H. Marcoux, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Miles J Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danil V. Prokhorov, Canton, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an autonomous vehicle comprising a sensor and a driver notification module in communication with the sensor. The driver notification module may be configured to receive first information related to an upcoming event; determine an action for an autonomous vehicle based, at least in part, on the first information; determine one or more characteristics of the action based, at least in part on the first information and a current status of the autonomous vehicle; determine a notification based, at least in part, on the action and the one or more characteristics; and deliver the notification within the autonomous vehicle.