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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Rami I. Debouk, Dearborn, MI (US);
Barbara J. Czerny, Clarkston, MI (US);
Joseph G. D'ambrosio, Clarkston, MI (US);
Jeffrey Joyce, North Vancouver, CA;
Massimo Osella, Troy, MI (US);
Vijaya Vittal Ramachandra, Hyderabad, IN;
Rami I. Debouk, Dearborn, MI (US);
Barbara J. Czerny, Clarkston, MI (US);
Joseph G. D'Ambrosio, Clarkston, MI (US);
Jeffrey Joyce, North Vancouver, CA;
Massimo Osella, Troy, MI (US);
Vijaya Vittal Ramachandra, Hyderabad, IN;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for ensuring operation of a limited-ability autonomous driving enabled vehicle includes monitoring a plurality of specific conditions necessary for preferred and reliable use of limited-ability autonomous driving, and initiating a fault handling and degradation strategy configured to maneuver the vehicle to a preferred state if the driver is unable to manually control the vehicle when at least one of the specific conditions is either violated or will become violated.