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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Yiting Liu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Los Altos, CA (US);
Chen Bao, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas Johnston, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kazunori Nimura, Los Altos, CA (US);
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for managing autonomous operation of a vehicle includes detecting, while the vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode, an assistance condition that triggers activation of an assistance component of a set of assistance components associated with a driver assistance system. The method also includes determining whether the operation of the vehicle in the autonomous mode satisfies a safety condition associated with the assistance component. The method further includes adjusting an activation signal that triggers the activation of the assistance component based on determining the operation of the vehicle in the autonomous mode satisfies the safety condition.