Patent ID: 11955010
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method in a supervisory control system for providing an operator situational awareness interface for a plurality of operators, the method comprising:
generating a map of a geographical area of interest;
obtaining location data and perceived risk data for a plurality of automated vehicles (AVs) in the geographical area;
generating a vehicle icon corresponding to each of the plurality of AVs;
positioning the vehicle icon for each of the plurality of AVs on the map based on the location data for the corresponding AV;
applying a color coding to each vehicle icon based on a perceived risk level for the corresponding AV;
generating an AV servicing queue graphic that displays vehicle icons for the plurality of AVs in an order based on a determined servicing priority; and
signaling a display device to display an AV fleet map graphic that includes the map with color coded vehicle icons positioned thereon and the AV servicing queue graphic
wherein generating the AV servicing queue graphic comprises:
determining the perceived risk level for each of the plurality of AVs based on the perceived risk data;
identifying, based on the perceived risk levels, one or more AVs in need of servicing assistance;
determining a servicing assistance prioritization order for the one or more AVs in need of servicing assistance based on the perceived risk levels of the one or more AVs in need of servicing assistance;
generating a second vehicle icon corresponding to each of the one or more AVs in need of servicing assistance;
applying a second color coding to each second vehicle icon for the one or more AVs in need of servicing assistance based on a perceived risk for the corresponding AV; and
positioning the second vehicle icon for the one or more AVs in need of servicing assistance on the AV servicing queue graphic in the determined servicing assistance prioritization order.