Patent ID: 9096267
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60W,B62D,G05D

Abstract:
1. A method for making a lane changing maneuver in an autonomously driven vehicle, said method comprising: providing a navigation controller on the vehicle that provides a planned route for the vehicle to follow; providing a vehicle controller on the vehicle that receives route information from the navigation controller and provides steering, braking and throttle control for the vehicle to follow the route; initiating a lane-change maneuver by the navigation controller that includes identifying a lane-change zone; initiating a lane-change maneuver by the vehicle controller that includes sending a reroute request to the navigation controller; providing route information including providing a route segment from the navigation controller to the vehicle controller in response to either the navigation controller initiated lane change or the vehicle controller initiated lane change that identifies a path in an adjacent lane and that includes the identified lane-change zone for the vehicle controller to steer the vehicle to make the lane-change maneuver; and causing the vehicle to travel from a current roadway lane to the adjacent roadway lane.