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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0073 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving automated driving by testing for inputs during driving. In one embodiment, a method includes testing an input from a driver in a manual driving mode of a vehicle. The method also includes adapting a fixed time interval on a condition that a test result of the input satisfies criteria used to validate driver inputs. The method also includes monitoring, via an input system of the vehicle, for driver feedback according to the fixed time interval in an automated driving mode.