Vehicle operation assistance
US9997077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3407
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments, systems, and techniques for vehicle operation assistance are provided herein. Vehicle operation assistance may be provided by monitoring characteristics of an occupant of a vehicle and determining an emergency status for the occupant based on characteristics of the occupant, transmitting a request for help based on the emergency status indicating the occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an emergency, receiving a “follow me” request from a potential leader vehicle, enabling follower mode such that vehicle is a follower vehicle and the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle, establishing a connection with the leader vehicle and receiving navigation instructions from the leader vehicle based on the vehicle being in follower mode, generating driving action commands based on navigation instructions, and executing respective driving action commands in an autonomous fashion based on the vehicle being in follower mode.
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