User interface for displaying object-based indications in an autonomous driving system
A vehicle has a plurality of control apparatuses, a user input, a geographic position component, an object detection apparatus, memory, and a display. A processor is also included and is programmed to receive the destination information, identify a route, and determine the current geographic location of the vehicle. The processor is also programmed to identify an object and object type based on object information received from the object detection apparatus and to determine at least one warning characteristic of the identified object based on at least one of: the object type, a detected proximity of the detected object to the vehicle, the location of the detected object relative to predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current geographic location of the vehicle, and the route. The processor is also configured to select and display on the display an object warning image based on the at least one warning characteristic.
1. A vehicle comprising:
a geographic position component configured to determine a current location of the vehicle;
an object detection apparatus configured to detect object information of an object in or proximate to a roadway;
a display device configured to display information to a person in the vehicle; and
one or more processors coupled to the object detection apparatus, the geographic position component, and the display device, the one or more processors being configured to:
receive the current location of the vehicle from the geographic position component;
identify the object and an object type of the object based on the object information detected by the object detection apparatus;
determine a warning characteristic of the identified object;
select an object warning image based on the warning characteristic; and
cause the selected object warning image to be displayed on the display device.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine the warning characteristic of the identified object based on one or more of: the object type, a detected proximity of the identified object to the vehicle, a location of the identified object relative to one or more predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, and a route of the vehicle.
3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the warning characteristic is a route-based warning characteristic that is based on the identified object, the current location of the vehicle, and a route of the vehicle.
4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to control an action to be taken by the vehicle in response to the route-based warning characteristic.
5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the warning characteristic relates to deceleration of the identified object when the identified object is positioned in front of the vehicle.
6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine the one warning characteristic based on route information the presence of the identified object within a predetermined path of the vehicle.
7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined path includes movement from a current lane of travel to an adjacent lane, and wherein the identified object is a moving object in the adjacent lane.
8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the object warning image includes an icon and a positional indication relating to the location of the identified object relative to a peripheral area of the vehicle.
9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to prepare, for presentation on the display device, a non-warning indication image relating to a peripheral area of the vehicle that is not associated with the warning characteristic.
10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to prepare, for presentation on the display device, respective locations of a plurality of identified objects relative to the vehicle, and wherein the object warning image includes an indication of the identified object associated with the warning characteristic.
11. A method for selecting images for presentation on a display apparatus of a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining a current location of the vehicle;
detecting object information of an object in or proximate to a roadway;
identifying, by one or more processors, the object and an object type of the object based on the object information;
determining, by the one or more processors, a warning characteristic of the identified object;
selecting, by the one or more processors, an object warning image based on the warning characteristic; and
preparing the selected object warning image for display on a display device of the vehicle.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the warning characteristic of the identified object is based on one or more of: the object type, a detected proximity of the identified object to the vehicle, a location of the identified object relative to one or more predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, and a route of the vehicle.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the warning characteristic is a route-based warning characteristic that is based on the identified object, the current location of the vehicle, and a route of the vehicle.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising controlling the vehicle to deviate from the route in response to the route-based warning characteristic.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the selected warning image includes an icon and a positional indication, the positional indication relating to the location of the detected object relative a peripheral area of the vehicle.
16. The method of claim 15 , further including preparing, for presentation on the display device, a non-warning indication image relating to a peripheral area of the vehicle that is not associated with the warning characteristic.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the object warning image includes an indication of the object type.
18. A non-transitory recording medium storing computer implementable instructions thereon, the instruction, when run, causing one or more processors to implement a method for selecting images for presentation on a display apparatus of a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining a current location of the vehicle;
detecting object information of an object in or proximate to a roadway;
identifying, by one or more processors, the object and an object type of the object based on the object information;
determining, by the one or more processors, a warning characteristic of the identified object;
selecting, by the one or more processors, an object warning image based on the warning characteristic; and
preparing the selected object warning image for display on a display device of the vehicle.
19. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 18 , wherein determining the warning characteristic of the identified object is based on one or more of: the object type, a detected proximity of the identified object to the vehicle, a location of the identified object relative to one or more predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, and a route of the vehicle.
20. The non-transitory recording medium of claim 19 , the method further comprising controlling the vehicle to deviate from the route in response to the route-based warning characteristic.