Patent ID: 9688288
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B60W,G01C,G05D

Claim:
1. A system of a semi-autonomous driving vehicle for transitioning from a semi-autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode, the system comprising: a navigation system to determine a route to a destination; a vehicle head unit to receive data that comprises information related to a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited along the determined route to the destination; a processor to process the received data to determine if the semi-autonomous driving vehicle in autonomous driving mode is approaching a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited; a means for notifying a driver which issues a notification to the driver of the semi-autonomous driving vehicle requesting the driver to manually drive the semi-autonomous driving vehicle in response to a determination that the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is approaching the geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited, wherein the vehicle reengages autonomous driving mode after performing a minimal risk maneuver in response to a determination that doing so does not create a specified level of risk and the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is not within a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited.