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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Methods and systems for increasing autonomous vehicle safety and flexibility using voice interaction
Cerence Operating Company, Burlington, MA (US);
Nils Lenke, Aachen, DE;
Johan Wouters, Cham, CH;
Adam Emfield, Concord, MA (US);
Sumanta Chakraborty, San Ramon, CA (US);
Charles L. Ortiz, Jr., Fremont, CA (US);
Cerence Operating Company, Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle control system executing a voice control system for facilitating voice-based dialog with a driver to enable the driver or autonomous vehicle to control certain operational aspects of an autonomous vehicle is provided. Using environmental and sensor input, the vehicle control system can select optimal routes for operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode or choose a preferred operational mode. Occupants of the autonomous vehicle can change a destination, route or driving mode by engaging with the vehicle control system in a dialog enabled by the voice control system.