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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Arnold Chase, West Hartford, CT (US);
William Chase, West Hartford, CT (US);
Arnold Chase, West Hartford, CT (US);
William Chase, West Hartford, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle mode regulator system and method comprise transmitting authorization signals from autonomous driving infrastructure on a roadway to a controller module to authorize or inhibit operation of a vehicle in different levels of automation. The controller module controls the level of automation under which the autonomous driving system of the vehicle operates based on the signals received from the autonomous driving infrastructure. In this regard, the controller module can prevent the autonomous driving system of the vehicle from operating in certain levels of automation unless appropriate authorizations signals are received. Similarly, the controller module can permit or even require operation of the vehicle in certain levels of automation upon receipt of certain authorization signals. Still further, the controller module can inhibit or disengage operation of a vehicle in certain levels of automation upon receipt of signals from autonomous driving infrastructure associated with certain driving hazards on the roadway.