IP Library Granted Patent US 10,035,519
Granted Patent B2
US 10,035,519 · App. 15/460,106 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

System and method for autonomous vehicle driving behavior modification

Inventors: Gautier Minster (San Francisco, CA); Sohrab Haghighat (San Francisco, CA); Kevin Chu (San Francisco, CA); Kyle Vogt (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,035,519
App. No.
15/460,106
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for autonomous vehicle driving behavior modification include: receiving passenger driving behavior preferences for setting a driving behavior of an autonomous vehicle; generating driving behaviors controls based on the passenger driving behavior preferences; setting an initial driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle using the driving behavior controls, wherein setting the initial driving behavior comprises providing the driving behavior controls to be implemented by the autonomous vehicle during one or more routes involving the passenger; aggregating vehicle behavior feedback relating to a driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle during the one or more routes; and modifying the driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the vehicle behavior feedback.

Claims (28)

1. A system for setting behavior of an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a passenger interface that is configured to, by a processor,

receive one or more behavior parameters from a passenger, wherein the one or more behavior parameters relate to expected behavior of the autonomous vehicle during one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the behavior parameters include parameters indicating how to respond to environmental stimulus during the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle;

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a vehicle coordinator configured to, by a processor,

generate behavior controls executable by the autonomous vehicle based on the one or more behavior parameters from the passenger; and

implement the behavior controls by the autonomous vehicle while travelling along the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle coordinator is further configured to:

collect explicit vehicle behavior feedback, during and/or after the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle, from the passenger of the autonomous vehicle; and

modify the driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the vehicle behavior feedback.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an electronic device of the passenger having a native application stored within a non-transitory computer-readable medium wherein, when the native application is executed, the electronic device is configured to generate the passenger interface for receiving the one or more behavior parameters.

4. A method for controlling a behavior of an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

generating routing instructions for one or more routes of an autonomous vehicle based on a source and a destination of a passenger;

receiving behavior parameters from the passenger for setting a behavior of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the behavior parameters relate to expected behavior of the autonomous vehicle during the one or more routes, wherein the behavior parameters include parameters indicating how to respond to environmental stimulus during the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle;

generating behaviors controls based on the behavior parameters; and

implementing the behavior controls by the autonomous vehicle while travelling along the one or more routes.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle coordinator is further configured to, by the processor, collect, via one or more sensors, implicit passenger feedback based on measuring one or more reactions and biometric responses of the passenger during the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle; and update the behavior parameters based on the implicit passenger feedback.

6. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the vehicle coordinator is further configured to, by the processor, update passenger driving behavior preferences associated with an account linked to the passenger.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

identifying first behavior parameters for a first type of autonomous vehicle, wherein the behavior parameters stored in association with or linked to the first type of autonomous vehicle;

selecting the behavior parameters for a second type of autonomous vehicle, wherein the first type of autonomous vehicle and the second type of autonomous vehicle are different from each other;

identifying one or more vehicle differences between the first and the second type of autonomous vehicles;

translating the behavior parameters to second behavior parameters for the second type of autonomous vehicle by modifying the first behavior parameters based on the identified one or more vehicle differences;

setting the second behavior parameters for the second type of autonomous vehicle, wherein the second type of autonomous vehicle comprises the autonomous vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the behavior controls are associated with at least one of windshield wipers, headlights, turn indicators, and air conditioning of the autonomous vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the behavior parameters further include parameters indicating how to respond to apply traffic rules during the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the behavior parameters further include parameters indicating passenger tolerance to disruptions during the one or more routes of the autonomous vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle coordinator is further configured to generate a cost estimate based on the behavior controls of the autonomous vehicle.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jun 29, 2017
From: ECLIPSE MERGER SUB I, INC.
To: CRUISE AUTOMATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 042866/0705 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 29, 2017
From: CRUISE AUTOMATION, INC.; ECLIPSE MERGER SUB II, LLC
To: GM CRUISE LLC
Reel/Frame 042866/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2017
From: GM CRUISE LLC
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 042866/0925 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2017
From: MINSTER, GAUTIER; HAGHIGHAT, SOHRAB; CHU, KEVIN; VOGT, KYLE
To: CRUISE AUTOMATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 042156/0496 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62308719 · Mar 15, 2016
Related Publication 20170267256A1 · Sep 21, 2017
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