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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Systems, methods and apparatuses for detecting elevated freeways to prevent engaging cruise features
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Xiaofeng F. Song, Novi, MI (US);
Haley M. Dalzell, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems, Methods and Apparatuses are provided to control actuation of an autonomous operating mode feature of a vehicle to operate when the vehicle is on a limited access freeway. The elevated freeway detection system includes: receiving, by an evaluation module, a plurality of data in real-time about the vehicle including: mapping, GPS and radar data of the vehicle to provide at least a current vehicle location and image data to capture surroundings of the vehicle; determining, whether the vehicle is mapped on a limited access freeway by computing a matching probability location data of the vehicle to the limited access roadway based on the map data, radar data and GPS data; and sending a signal to inhibit the autonomous feature from engaging in the vehicle when the vehicle is not on the limited access freeway.