Methods and systems for managing interactions between vehicles with varying levels of autonomy

US11807247B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• John Anthony Dougherty · Philadelphia, US
• Jordan Scott Burklund · West Des Moines, US
• Kristen Wagner Cerase · Nonatum Mills, US
• Stephen Marc Chaves · Philadelphia, US
• Ross Eric Kessler · Philadelphia, US
• Paul Daniel Martin · Devon, US
• Daniel Warren Mellinger, III · Philadelphia, US
• Michael Joshua Shomin · Philadelphia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2022
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/65
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods, devices and systems enable controlling an autonomous vehicle by identifying a vehicle that is within a threshold distance of the autonomous vehicle, determining an autonomous capability metric (ACM) the identified vehicle, determining whether the ACM of the identified vehicle is greater than a first threshold, determining whether the ACM of the identified vehicle is less than a second threshold, and adjusting a driving parameter of the autonomous vehicle so that the autonomous vehicle is more or less reliant on the capabilities of the identified vehicle based on whether the ACM of the identified vehicle exceeds the thresholds.