Dynamic autonomous control engagement

    公开(公告)号:US11738777B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17128653

    申请日:2020-12-21

    申请人: Zoox, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B60W60/00 B60W30/18 B60W30/09

    摘要: This application relates to techniques for dynamically determining whether to engage an autonomous controller of a vehicle. A computing system may receive a request to engage the autonomous controller (e.g., autonomous mode) of the vehicle. In some examples, the request may be received from a simulation computing system configured to test an updated autonomous controller in a simulation. Based on a determination that conditions associated with engaging autonomy are satisfied, the computing system engages the autonomous controller. Based on a determination that conditions associated with engaging autonomy are not satisfied, the computing system disables the engagement of the autonomous controller such that the vehicle is controlled according to an initial operational mode (e.g., manual mode, semi-autonomous mode, previous version of the autonomous controller, etc.).