Control of the autonomous mode of bimodal vehicles
US9317033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/125
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control of autonomous vehicles, and a method for controlling at least one autonomous ground vehicle configured to adopt two operating modes, including a manual mode in which the driving depends on driving instructions from the driver of the vehicle, and an autonomous mode, in which the driving depends on data received from sensors configured to provide information on surroundings of the vehicle, and on data received by a navigation system, the method including: authorizing the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is within an area determined by defined boundaries; receiving reservation data from a user interface; generating a set message to be transmitted to the vehicle in accordance with the received reservation data; and transmitting the set message to the vehicle such that the vehicle autonomously performs a movement corresponding to the transmitted set message.
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