Patent ID: 9268332
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B60R,B60T,B60W,B62D,G01C,G01S,G05B,G05D,G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A method for maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising: accessing, by one or more processors, map information including a geographic area associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the vehicle; maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode by controlling a first control aspect of the vehicle and a second control aspect of the vehicle without continuous input from the driver, wherein the first and second control aspects are selected from the group consisting of acceleration, deceleration, and steering; determining, by the one or more processors, when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the geographic area; when the vehicle is determined to be within a predetermined distance from the geographic area, identifying, by the one or more processors, the at least one control aspect using the map information; generating, by the one or more processors, a notification indicating of the need to control the identified at least one control aspect through the geographic area; receiving, by the one or more processors, input indicating that the driver is controlling the first control aspect; and in response to receiving the input and while the driver is controlling the first control aspect, continuing, by the one or more processors, to control the second control aspect through the geographic area.