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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2023
Tusimple, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaoling Han, San Diego, CA (US);
Yu-Ju Hsu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Hassan Wahba, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kun Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Zehua Huang, San Diego, CA (US);
Qiong Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
Zhujia Shi, San Diego, CA (US);
Yicai Jiang, Tucson, AZ (US);
Junjun Xin, Tucson, AZ (US);
TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.