Patent ID: 11926342
Assignee: MOTIONAL AD LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, with at least one processor, a planned path of an automated vehicle, a state of the automated vehicle and environment data of an environment in which the automated vehicle is operating;
receiving, with the at least one processor, a deviation signal that represents a deviation from a planned path of the automated vehicle;
determining, with the at least one processor, whether the deviation signal was reported by a first system or a second system of the automated vehicle;
in accordance with the deviation signal being reported by the first system of the automated vehicle:
selecting, with the at least one processor, a first set of simulators for simulating a first behavior of the automated vehicle in the environment;

in accordance with the deviation signal being reported by the second system of the vehicle:
selecting, with the at least one processor, a second set of simulators for simulating a second behavior of the automated vehicle in the environment;
simulating, with the at least one processor, the first behavior or the second behavior of the automated vehicle to determine that a current selected object produces a deviation in the simulating using the selected first or second set of simulators, wherein the current selected object is iteratively selected by an iterator until the current selected object is a responsible object that caused the deviation;
generating, with the at least one processor, a message identifying the responsible object causing the deviation; and
presenting, with the at least one processor, the message to at least one occupant of the automated vehicle.