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Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2019
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Emma Tivesten, Källered, SE;

Mikael Ljung Aust, Västra Frölunda, SE;

Trent Victor, Gothenburg, SE;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60K 28/06 (2006.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60K 28/066 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G06K 9/00845 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of evaluating a current risk of mismatch between actual driving automation capabilities of a vehicle and driving automation capabilities of the vehicle expected by a driver. The method comprises monitoring at least one physical property of the driver indicative of a gaze direction; determining a first visual attention metric value indicative of a level of visual attention to the road ahead; comparing the first visual attention metric value to a first threshold value; and providing, when the comparison indicates that the current level of visual attention to the road is lower than the first threshold level, a signal indicative of an elevated risk of expectation mismatch.


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