Disabling onboard input devices in an autonomous vehicle

US11167772B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• UATC, LLC · US
• VOLVO CAR CORPORATION · SE

Inventors

• Scott C. Poeppel · Pittsburgh, US
• Nicholas G. Letwin · Pittsburgh, US
• Sean J. Kelly · Pittsburgh, US
• Hans Jonas Nilsson · Los Gatos, US
• Carl Henrick Mathias Westlund · Lerum, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 9, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 10, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2050/146
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for disabling autonomous vehicle input devices are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes identifying an operating mode of an autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining one or more vehicle input devices to be disabled based at least in part on the operating mode of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle input devices are located onboard the autonomous vehicle. The method includes disabling the one or more vehicle input devices based at least in part on the identified operating mode of the autonomous vehicle such that an input by a user with respect to the one or more vehicle input devices does not affect an operation of the autonomous vehicle.