Patent ID: 8831813
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: B60L,B60T,B60W,G05D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a driver of an autonomous vehicle, input indicating a set of two or more speed preferences, where each speed preference of the set of two or more speed preferences corresponds to a different triggering situation; receiving sensor data collected as the autonomous vehicle is maneuvered along a roadway; identifying one or more objects in the autonomous vehicle's environment based on the sensor data; determining a set of objects likely to be vehicles traveling in the same general direction as the autonomous vehicle from the identified one or more objects; identifying a triggering situation based on the set of objects; identifying, by a processor, a speed preference of the set of two or more speed preferences based on the identified triggering situation; calculating, by the processor, a preferred speed based on the identified speed preference; and adjusting, by the processor, a speed of the autonomous vehicle to the preferred speed.