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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Avinash Balachandran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Carrie Bobier-Tiu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for transitioning a vehicle from an autonomous mode in response to a handover event, the system includes one or more processors and a memory device operably coupled with the one or more processors. The memory device stores a driver assessment module, an operational condition adjustment module, and a transitioning module. The driver assessment module configures the one or more processors to determine an ability level and a comfort level of a driver of the vehicle in response to the handover event. The operational condition adjustment module configures the one or more to adjust at least one operating condition of the vehicle to be within the ability level of the driver and comfort level. The transitioning module configures the one or more processors to transition the vehicle from the autonomous mode to a driver input mode.