Suggesting a route based on desired amount of driver interaction
View Patent ↗Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to generating and providing route options for an autonomous vehicle. For example, a user may identify a destination, and in response the vehicle's computer may provide routing options to the user. The routing options may be based on typical navigating considerations such as the total travel time, travel distance, fuel economy, etc. Each routing option may include not only an estimated total time, but also information regarding whether and which portions of the route may be maneuvered under the control of the vehicle alone (fully autonomous), a combination of the vehicle and the driver (semiautonomous), or the driver alone. The time of the longest stretch of driving associated with the autonomous mode as well as map information indicating portions of the routes associated with the type of maneuvering control may also be provided.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, input including a destination;
generating, by the one or more processors, a proposed route between a current location of a vehicle and a destination based on detailed map information;
determining, by the one or more processors, a transition location at which the vehicle will switch from an autonomous driving mode to a non-autonomous driving mode where a driver provides input to control the vehicle; and
displaying, by the one or more processors, the proposed route on a map based on the transition location such that a first portion of the proposed route before the transition location has a first visual treatment and a second portion of the proposed route after the transition location has a second visual treatment, wherein the first visual treatment indicates that the first portion of the proposed route will be maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode and the second portion of the proposed route will be driven in the non-autonomous driving mode such that the first visual treatment is different from the second visual treatment.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, a second transition location at which the vehicle will switch from the non-autonomous driving mode to the autonomous driving mode, and
wherein displaying the proposed route is further based on the second transition location.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying the proposed route includes displaying a third portion of the proposed route on the map after the second transition location using the first visual treatment, the third portion of the route being after the second portion of the route.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining a length of time for each of the first and third portions of the proposed route;
displaying, with the map information, a longer of the lengths of time of the first and third portions of the proposed routes.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a legend with the map to indicate that the first visual treatment indicates that the first portion of the proposed route will be maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the legend further indicates that the second visual treatment indicates that the second portion of the proposed route will be maneuvered in the non-autonomous driving mode.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-autonomous driving mode includes a manual driving mode.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-autonomous driving mode includes a semiautonomous driving mode.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the one or more processors, a second proposed route between the current location and the destination based on the detailed map information;
determining, by the one or more processors, a second transition location along the second proposed route at which the vehicle will switch from an autonomous driving mode to a non-autonomous driving mode where a driver provides input to control the vehicle; and
displaying, by the one or more processors, the second proposed route on the map with the first proposed route based on the third transition location such that a first portion of the second proposed route before the transition location has the first visual treatment and a second portion of the second proposed route after the second transition location has the second visual treatment.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing with the map a user input option for selecting between the proposed route and the second proposed route.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
determining for each of the proposed route and the second proposed route a longest portion that will be driven in the autonomous driving mode;
using the longest portions to determine a recommended activity for each of the proposed route and the second proposed routes; and
displaying with the map, the recommended activities.
12. A system comprising:
memory storing detailed map information; and
one or more processors configured to:
receive input including a destination;
generate a proposed route between a current location of a vehicle and a destination based on the stored detailed map information;
determine a transition location at which the vehicle will switch from an autonomous driving mode to a non-autonomous driving mode where a driver provides input to control the vehicle; and
display the proposed route on a map based on the transition location such that a first portion of the proposed route before the transition location has a first visual treatment and a second portion of the proposed route after the transition location has a second visual treatment, wherein the first visual treatment indicates that the first portion of the proposed route will be maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode and the second portion of the proposed route will be driven in the non-autonomous driving mode such that the first visual treatment is different from the second visual treatment.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine a second transition location at which the vehicle will switch from the non-autonomous driving mode to the autonomous driving mode, and
display the proposed route further based on the second transition location.
14. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to display on the map a third portion of the proposed route after the second transition location using the first visual treatment, the third portion of the route being after the second portion of the route.
15. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to display a legend with the map to indicate that the first visual treatment indicates that the first portion of the proposed route will be maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode.
16. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
generate a second proposed route between the current location and the destination based on the detailed map information;
determine a second transition location along the second proposed route at which the vehicle will switch from an autonomous driving mode to a non-autonomous driving mode where a driver provides input to control the vehicle; and
display the second proposed route on the map with the first proposed route based on the third transition location such that a first portion of the second proposed route before the transition location has the first visual treatment and a second portion of the second proposed route after the second transition location has the second visual treatment.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to provide with the map a user input option for selecting between the proposed route and the second proposed route.
18. The system of claim 16 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine for each of the proposed route and the second proposed route a longest portion that will be driven in the autonomous driving mode;
use the longest portions to determine a recommended activity for each of the proposed route and the second proposed routes; and
display with the map, the recommended activities.
19. The system of claim 12 , further comprising the vehicle.
20. The system of claim 12 , further comprising the display.