Patent ID: 11886201
Assignee: GLYDWAYS INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle control system, comprising:
a navigation sensor; and
a processor in communication with the navigation sensor; wherein:

the vehicle control system is configured to:
in accordance with a determination that the vehicle is travelling along a first segment of a road having reference elements positioned along the first segment of the road, operate the vehicle according to a first mode of operation, including:
detecting, with the navigation sensor, at least a subset of the reference elements;
determining, based at least in part on the detected reference elements, one or more vehicle operational parameters, the one or more vehicle operational parameters including at least one of a position, velocity, or orientation of the vehicle; and
performing at least one of accelerating, decelerating, or steering the vehicle in response to the determined one or more vehicle operational parameters;

detect a transition from the first segment of the road to a second segment of the road, the second segment lacking reference elements positioned along the second segment of the road; and
in accordance with a determination that the vehicle is travelling along the second segment of the road, operate the vehicle in a second mode of operation, including performing at least one of accelerating, decelerating, or steering the vehicle based at least in part on images captured by an image sensor on the vehicle.