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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Kyle Hollins Wray, Fremont, CA (US);
Stefan Witwicki, San Carlos, CA (US);
Shlomo Zilberstein, Amherst, MA (US);
Omar Bentahar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arec Jamgochian, Stanford, CA (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Renault S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A processor is configured to execute instructions stored in a memory to identify distinct vehicle operational scenarios; instantiate decision components, where each of the decision components is an instance of a respective decision problem, and where the each of the decision components maintains a respective state describing the respective vehicle operational scenario; receive respective candidate vehicle control actions from the decision components; select an action from the respective candidate vehicle control actions, where the action is from a selected decision component of the decision components, and where the action is used to control the AV to traverse a portion of the vehicle transportation network; and generate an explanation as to why the action was selected, where the explanation includes respective descriptors of the action, the selected decision component, and a state factor of the respective state of the selected decision component.