Base station contention window update procedures with autonomous uplink (AUL) in a transmission opportunity (TxOP) is discussed. After acquiring a channel and scheduling the TxOP, a base station may transmit control signals to manage communications with served user equipments (UEs). Management of AUL communications in addition to update of the contention window may be determined based on whether the base station has either or both downlink data and scheduled uplink (SUL) transmissions scheduled for the TxOP. Where both downlink and SUL are scheduled, AUL transmissions are allowed, but update of the contention window uses feedback based on the downlink transmissions. Where SUL are scheduled, but no downlink data, AUL are allowed and the contention window is updated using performance information on the uplink transmissions. Finally, where neither data nor SUL are scheduled, the base station deactivate any AUL resources for the TxOP and will refrain from updating the contention window.