US 12,168,464 B2
Vehicle safety operation manager for driver assistance functions
Yiting Liu, Los Altos, CA (US); Hirofumi Yamamoto, Los Altos, CA (US); Chen Bao, Los Altos, CA (US); Thomas Johnston, Los Altos, CA (US); and Kazunori Nimura, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,945.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322273 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60W 30/10 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 60/0061 (2020.02) [B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/14 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing autonomous operation of a vehicle, comprising:
detecting, while the vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode, an assistance condition that triggers activation of an assistance component of a set of assistance components associated with a driver assistance system, the vehicle being operated without human intervention in the autonomous driving mode;
determining whether the operation of the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode satisfies a safety condition associated with the assistance component; and
adjusting an activation signal that triggers the activation of the assistance component based on determining the operation of the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode satisfies the safety condition.