Incorporating Human Communication into Driving Related Decisions

1 . A method for incorporating human communication into driving related decisions, the method comprises:

detecting, based on sensed information sensed by at least one first vehicle sensor, an attempt of a human road user to communicate with the vehicle using at least one out of verbal or non-verbal communication;

performing, by at least a partially autonomous module of the first vehicle, at least one driving related operation of the first vehicle based on detecting of the attempt.

2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the attempt is an attempt to communicate with the vehicle using non-verbal communication.

3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the attempt comprises at least one human gesture made by a human road user.

4 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one human gesture is a request made by the human road user from a driver of the first vehicle.

5 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one human gesture is an indication of a future behavior of at least one road user within a vicinity of the first vehicle.

6 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the detecting comprises determining that the at least one human gesture is directed to the first vehicle.

7 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the detecting comprises determining that the at least one human gesture is directed to a driver of the first vehicle.

8 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the detecting comprises determining that the at least one human gesture is made by at least one of a hand, an arm, a head, a face, or a face element of the human road user

9 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one gesture is indicative of a future change of lane by a second vehicle that carries the human road user.

10 . The method according to claim 9 wherein the at least one gesture comprising pointing, by the human road user, to a future direction of movement of the second vehicle.

11 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one gesture is a request to slow or stop the first vehicle.

12 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one gesture is a request to verify that the first vehicle will stop before reaching the human road user.

13 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one gesture comprises forming eye contact with a driver of the first vehicle.

14 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least one gesture is a request to enter a lane in which the first vehicle is located.

15 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the performing of the at least one driving related operation of the first vehicle comprises autonomously driving the vehicle.

16 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the performing of the at least one driving related operation of the first vehicle comprises performing an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) operation.

17 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the performing of the at least one driving related operation of the first vehicle comprises providing a human perceivable response gesture.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions for:

detecting, based on sensed information sensed by at least one first vehicle sensor, an attempt of a human road user to communicate with the vehicle using at least one out of verbal or non-verbal communication;

performing, by at least a partially autonomous module of the first vehicle, at least one driving related operation of the first vehicle based on detecting of the attempt.

19 . A computerized system comprising a memory unit and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect, based on sensed information sensed by at least one first vehicle sensor, an attempt of a human road user to communicate with the vehicle using at least one out of verbal or non-verbal communication; and request an at least a partially autonomous module of the first vehicle, to perform at least one driving related operation of the first vehicle based on detecting of the attempt.