Collision risk-based engagement and disengagement of autonomous control of a vehicle

US10872379B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company · US

Inventors

• John A. Nepomuceno · Bloomington, US
• Rajiv C. Shah · Bloomington, US
• Leo Nelson Chan · Normal, US
• Steven C. Cielocha · Bloomington, US
• Roxane Lyons · Chenoa, US
• Matthew S. Megyese · Bloomington, US
• William J. Leise · Normal, US
• Jennifer Criswell Kellett · Lincoln, US
• Kristopher Keith Gaudin · Bloomington, US
• Jennifer L. Crawford · Normal, US
• Jeremy Myers · Normal, US
• Edward P. Matesevac, III · Normal, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 7, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/166
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods relate to, inter alia, calculating a collision risk index for an area based upon historical traffic data. The systems and methods may further generate a notification to automatically engage or disengage an autonomous, or semi-autonomous, vehicle control feature in a vehicle based upon the collision risk index for the area. The systems and methods may further transmit the notification to a device of the vehicle to facilitate automatically engaging or disengaging an autonomous, or semi-autonomous, vehicle control feature in the vehicle as the vehicle approaches the area. As a result, vehicle collisions may be reduced, and vehicle safety enhanced.