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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Ichiro Sugioka, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A control system and method in a vehicle are disclosed for controlling an autonomous drive related operation of the vehicle. The method may include detecting a pre-determined foot arrangement of an occupant in a front seat of the vehicle and controlling a state of the autonomous drive related operation, based on the detected pre-determined foot arrangement. The system may include at least one sensor configured to detect a pre-determined foot arrangement of an occupant in a front seat of the vehicle, and a control unit configured to control a state of the autonomous drive related operation, based on the detected pre-determined foot arrangement.