Patent ID: 9678508
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G05D

Claim:
1. A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle, comprising: receiving data relating to a plurality of proposed vehicle locations; generating a simulated vehicle path based on the received data, the simulated vehicle path comprising a simulated path segment between a first proposed vehicle location and a second proposed vehicle location; determining a simulated vehicle orientation for the autonomous vehicle for at least one point on the simulated vehicle path; displaying a visual representation of at least the simulated vehicle orientation in a user-discernable form; receiving a user verification of the simulated vehicle orientation for at least one point on the simulated vehicle path resulting in a user-verified simulated vehicle orientation and a user-verified simulated path; and producing approved vehicle control commands from the user-verified simulated vehicle path and the user-verified simulated vehicle orientation, the approved vehicle control commands controlling the autonomous vehicle to follow the user-verified simulated vehicle path and achieve the user-verified simulated vehicle orientation.