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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Uatc, Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Shaw Wood, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William M. Leach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott C. Poeppel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nicholas G. Letwin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Noah Zych, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UATC, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving data indicative of an operating mode of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes. The method includes determining one or more response characteristics of the vehicle based at least in part on the operating mode of the vehicle, each response characteristic indicating how the vehicle responds to a potential collision. The method includes controlling the vehicle based at least in part on the one or more response characteristics.