Patent ID: 9637120
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B60T,B60W,B62D,F02D

Claim:
1. A cognitive-driver-assist system, said system comprising: an object-detection device configured to detect when an object is proximate to a host-vehicle; an operator-detection device configured to determine when an operator of the host-vehicle is not aware of the object; a control-override device configured to limit operator-authority of the operator while the operator is driving the host-vehicle; and a controller configured to operate the control-override device in accordance with the operator-authority to override the operator and avoid interference with the object when the operator is not aware of the object, wherein the object is a train approaching a rail-road crossing, the control-override device includes a brake-override device, and the controller operates the brake-override device to prevent the operator from stopping on the rail-road crossing when the operator is not aware of the train.