Patent ID: 9196164
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60Q,B60T,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: maneuvering, by a processor in an autonomous driving mode without continuous input from a driver, a vehicle along a route including a roadway; receiving sensor data about the vehicle's external environment collected by sensors associated with the vehicle; identifying an object in the vehicle's external environment from the sensor data; selecting, by the processor without input from the driver, a plan of action for responding to the object, wherein the plan of action includes one of stopping the vehicle and yielding to the object, slowing the vehicle down and yielding to the object, or continuing along the route without change; and while maneuvering in the autonomous driving mode, providing, by the processor without specific initiating input from the driver, a notification to the object indicative of the selected plan of action.