Remote driver state consideration for autonomous vehicles
Methods and apparatus are described for considering a remote driver state. Embodiments decode, from a message received from a remote vehicle, a remote driver state of a driver of the remote vehicle and a level of the remote driver state. A change in a driving characteristic of a vehicle is determined based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state. The change in the driving characteristic is then made.
1. An apparatus for remote driver state consideration, the apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
decode, from a message received from a remote vehicle, a remote driver state of a driver of the remote vehicle and a level of the remote driver state, wherein the message includes a plurality of target states and their corresponding levels, the plurality of target states selected from: a drowsiness level, a stress level, a distraction level, a fatigue level, and an alertness level, and wherein the alertness level is calculated from a combination of other target states in the plurality of target states;
determine a change in a driving characteristic of a vehicle based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state; and
change the driving characteristic of the vehicle.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the remote driver state is one of a drowsiness state, a stress state, a distraction state, or a fatigue state.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises an increase in distance between the vehicle and the remote vehicle.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises a change in speed vehicle.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises a change in a lane.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to effectuate a warning based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
receive sensor data from a sensor;
determine a driver state of a driver of the vehicle based on the sensor data; and
encode the driver state for transmission to the remote vehicle.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a level of the driver state based on the sensor data.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is one of a driver facing camera, a seat pressure sensor, a steering wheel pressure sensor, or a steering wheel rotation sensor.
10. A machine-implemented method for considering a remote driver state, the method comprising:
decoding, from a message received from a remote vehicle, a remote driver state of a driver of the remote vehicle and a level of the remote driver state, wherein the message includes a plurality of target states and their corresponding levels, the plurality of target states selected from: a drowsiness level, a stress level, a distraction level, a fatigue level, and an alertness level, and wherein the alertness level is calculated from a combination of other target states in the plurality of target states;
determining a change in a driving characteristic of a vehicle based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state; and
changing the driving characteristic of the vehicle.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the remote driver state is one of a drowsiness state, a stress state, a distraction state, or a fatigue state.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises an increase in distance between the vehicle and the remote vehicle.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises a change in speed vehicle.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises a change in a lane.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising effectuating a warning based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving sensor data from a sensor;
determining a driver state of a driver of the vehicle based on the sensor data; and
encoding the driver state for transmission to the remote vehicle.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining a level of the driver state based on the sensor data.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sensor is one of a driver facing camera, a seat pressure sensor, a steering wheel pressure sensor, or a steering wheel rotation sensor.
19. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for considering a remote driver state, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
decoding, from a message received from a remote vehicle, a remote driver state of a driver of the remote vehicle and a level of the remote driver state, wherein the message includes a plurality of target states and their corresponding levels, the plurality of target states selected from: a drowsiness level, a stress level, a distraction level, a fatigue level, and an alertness level, and wherein the alertness level is calculated from a combination of other target states in the plurality of target states;
determining a change in a driving characteristic of a vehicle based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state; and
changing the driving characteristic of the vehicle.
20. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the remote driver state is one of a drowsiness state, a stress state, a distraction state, or a fatigue state.
21. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises an increase in distance between the vehicle and the remote vehicle.
22. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises a change in speed vehicle.
23. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the change in the driving characteristic of the vehicle comprises a change in a lane.
24. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise effectuating a warning based on the remote driver state and the level of the remote driver state.
25. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving sensor data from a sensor;
determining a driver state of a driver of the vehicle based on the sensor data; and
encoding the driver state for transmission to the remote vehicle.