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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Eric V. Kline, Pine Island, MN (US);

Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/0965 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/205 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G08G 1/0965 (2013.01); G08G 1/096791 (2013.01); G08G 1/161 (2013.01); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

An autonomous vehicle is provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body, sensors and a processing element. The sensors are deployed on the vehicle body to sense surroundings of the vehicle body. The processing element is coupled to the vehicle body and the sensors. The processing element is configured to receive information from the sensors and to control driving operations of the vehicle body in accordance with the received information. The processing element is also configured to interpret at least a portion of the received information as being indicative of a troublesome incident and to deduce that a need for help to address the troublesome incident exists.


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