Patent ID: 9290174
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W

Claim Text:
1. A method for use with a vehicle control system installed on a host vehicle and having one or more vehicle sensor(s), one or more environment sensor(s), and a control module, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an impaired driver; gathering sensor readings from at least one of the vehicle sensor(s) or the environment sensor(s) at the control module; using the control module and sensor readings from at least one of the vehicle sensor(s) or the environment sensor(s) to develop a customized scenario-dependent response to the impaired driver, wherein the customized scenario-dependent response at least partially depends on a likelihood of collision and/or a potential severity of a collision and includes at least one awakening action or automated driving action to address a current driving scenario and to mitigate the effects of the impaired driver; and performing the customized scenario-dependent response.