公开(公告)号：US08433470B1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US13707937

申请日：2012-12-07

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Szybalski ,  Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez ,  Christopher Paul Urmson ,  Sebastian Thrun ,  Philip Nemec

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0061 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W50/10 ,  B62D1/286 ,  B62D15/025 ,  G01S19/10 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04847

Abstract: A passenger in an automated vehicle may relinquish control of the vehicle to a control computer when the control computer has determined that it may maneuver the vehicle safely to a destination. The passenger may relinquish or regain control of the vehicle by applying different degrees of pressure, for example, on a steering wheel of the vehicle. The control computer may convey status information to a passenger in a variety of ways including by illuminating elements of the vehicle. The color and location of the illumination may indicate the status of the control computer, for example, whether the control computer has been armed, is ready to take control of the vehicle, or is currently controlling the vehicle.