Lane change assistant
View Patent ↗A number of illustrative variations may include a method of communication between a driver and an autonomous steering system.
1. A method comprising:
providing a vehicle comprising an autonomous steering system and at least one steering interface;
using the autonomous steering system to accept steering input from a driver via at least one of the at least one steering interface;
using the autonomous steering system to interpret the driver input as a request by the driver for the autonomous steering system to perform a particular autonomous steering maneuver; and,
using the autonomous steering system to induce the vehicle to perform the autonomous steering maneuver; wherein using the autonomous steering system to interpret the driver input as a request by the driver for the autonomous steering system to perform a particular autonomous steering maneuver comprises using the autonomous steering system to recognize that the steering interface is being manipulated in a particular, predetermined manner; wherein using the autonomous steering system to recognize that the steering interface is being manipulated in a particular, predetermined manner comprises using the autonomous steering system to detect that the steering interface is being held between a first tolerance and a second tolerance for a predetermined amount of time,
wherein at least one of the at least one steering interface is a button dedicated to a particular steering maneuver; and,
wherein using the autonomous steering system to interpret the driver input as a request by the driver for the autonomous steering system to perform a particular autonomous steering maneuver comprises using the autonomous steering system to recognize that a steering maneuver request has been requested via a pressing of the button dedicated to the particular steering maneuver.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the button dedicated to the particular steering maneuver is digitally displayed on a surface.
3. A method comprising:
providing a vehicle comprising an autonomous steering system and at least one steering interface;
using the autonomous steering system to accept steering input from a driver via at least one of the at least one steering interface;
using the autonomous steering system to interpret the driver input as a request by the driver for the autonomous steering system to perform a particular autonomous steering maneuver; and,
using the autonomous steering system to induce the vehicle to perform the autonomous steering maneuver; wherein using the autonomous steering system to interpret the driver input as a request by the driver for the autonomous steering system to perform a particular autonomous steering maneuver comprises using the autonomous steering system to recognize that the steering interface is being manipulated in a particular, predetermined manner; wherein using the autonomous steering system to recognize that the steering interface is being manipulated in a particular, predetermined manner comprises using the autonomous steering system to detect that the steering interface is being held between a first tolerance and a second tolerance for a predetermined amount of time,
wherein at least one of the at least one steering interface is an interface for accepting and interpreting voice commands; and,
wherein using the autonomous steering system to interpret the driver input as a request by the driver for the autonomous steering system to perform a particular autonomous steering maneuver comprises utilizing the interface for accepting and interpreting voice commands to accept and interpret a vocal steering maneuver request by the driver.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the interface for accepting and interpreting voice commands comprises a microphone.