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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Uatc, Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott C. Poeppel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nicholas G. Letwin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sean J. Kelly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UATC, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a control device for user control of an autonomous vehicle includes a communication interface configured to physically couple the control device to an autonomous vehicle to allow communication with the autonomous vehicle. The control device includes an input device configured to receive user input for controlling one or more features of the autonomous vehicle when the communication interface is coupled to the autonomous vehicle. The control device includes one or more computing devices configured to provide one or more control signals to the autonomous vehicle via the communication interface to allow a user to control the autonomous vehicle via the input device. The autonomous vehicle is in a control mode that allows the user to control the autonomous vehicle.