Patent ID: 9610948
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60L,B60W,B61L,G05B,Y02T

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a controller including one or more processors, the controller operable to switch between a transitional operating mode of a vehicle and a moving mode of the vehicle, wherein, during operation of the vehicle in the transitional operating mode, the controller is configured to control movement of the vehicle at a first efficiency level and is able to stop the vehicle within a first stopping range of a target stopping location, wherein, during operation of the vehicle in the moving mode, the controller is configured to control the movement of the vehicle at a second efficiency level and is able to stop the vehicle within a second stopping range of the target stopping location, the second stopping range being larger than the first stopping range such that stopping the movement of the vehicle is less precise in the moving mode than in the transitional operating mode, the second efficiency level having one or more of a lower fuel consumption, a lower emissions generation, or a lower noise generation than the first efficiency level such that the movement of the vehicle is more efficient in the moving mode than in the transitional operating mode, and wherein the controller is configured to autonomously switch between the transitional operating mode and the moving mode without operator intervention based at least in part on one or more of a speed of the vehicle relative to a threshold speed value, a distance of the vehicle from the target stopping location, an environmental condition, or a route occupancy condition.