Driving profiles for autonomous vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12491887-B2
Application number	US-201916571422-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2019
Priority date	Mar 3, 2014
Publication date	Dec 9, 2025
Grant date	Dec 9, 2025

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for operating an autonomous vehicle based upon a driving preference. For example, a driving profile, comprising a driving preference (e.g., a speed preference, a route preference, etc.) of a user, may be provided to an automated driving component of the autonomous vehicle. An operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be generated based upon the driving preference of the user. The autonomous vehicle may be operated based upon the operational parameter. In an example, a condition of the user traveling in the autonomous vehicle may be determined, and the operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be adjusted based upon the condition of the user not corresponding to the driving preference.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for operating an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
displaying, on a user interface of the autonomous vehicle, a set of driving profiles for selection by a user, wherein the user interface of the autonomous vehicle is populated with a cautious profile including a first set of preferences, a shortest duration profile including a second set of preferences, a shortest distance profile including a third set of preferences, a leisurely profile including a fourth set of preferences, a fuel economy profile including a fifth set of preferences, a scenic profile including a sixth set of preferences, and a driving enthusiast profile including a seventh set of preferences retrieved from a remote preference provider over a network connection, wherein the set of driving profiles are selectable through the user interface of the autonomous vehicle; receiving a selection, through the user interface, of a driving profile from the set of driving profiles; providing a driving preference from the driving profile to an automated driving component of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the driving preference includes a conditional state; generating an operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle based upon the driving preference; operating the autonomous vehicle based upon the operational parameter; determining a condition of the user traveling in the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is traveling a route; in response to determining that the condition of the user does not correspond to the conditional state specified by the driving preference, adjusting the operational parameter based upon the condition of the user by modifying a current route being traveled by the autonomous vehicle; receiving feedback from the user while the autonomous vehicle is being autonomously driven using the operational parameter to control autonomous speed, braking, and steering of the autonomous vehicle by the automated driving component, wherein the feedback from the user is indicative of whether the autonomous vehicle is being autonomously driven, using the driving profile and the operational parameter, as intended by the user; and modifying one or more operational parameters used to control the autonomous vehicle by utilizing the feedback from the user regarding how the autonomous vehicle was being controlled using the operational parameter to train an operational parameter model of the automated driving component for subsequently controlling the autonomous vehicle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:
assigning priority values to a set of operational parameters that include the operational parameter; ranking the set of operational parameters based upon the priority values to generate a set of ranked operational parameters; and operating the autonomous vehicle based upon the ranked set of operational parameters.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback is provided as a set of operational features extracted from vehicle data collected while the autonomous vehicle is traveling the route.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter is configured based upon a characteristic of the autonomous vehicle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the operational parameter comprises adjusting a speed of the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is traveling.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the operational parameter comprises selecting the route for the autonomous vehicle between a starting location and a destination based upon a safe route preference.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the driving preference comprises a traffic enforcement preference indicative of a preference to avoid one or more areas that are patrolled by law enforcement officers more frequently than a threshold frequency.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein generating the operational parameter comprises selecting the route for the autonomous vehicle between a starting location and a destination based upon a safe route preference and the traffic enforcement preference.

9 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:
storing the driving preference in the driving profile; identifying that the user has entered a second autonomous vehicle; and providing the driving profile to the second autonomous vehicle upon identifying that the user has entered the second autonomous vehicle.

10 . The method of claim 1 , providing the driving preference comprising:
creating a communication connection to the remote preference provider; and obtaining the driving preference, through the communication connection, from the remote preference provider.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the remote preference provider is hosted on at least one of a cloud-based server or a mobile device of the user.

12 . A method for operating an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
displaying, on a user interface of the autonomous vehicle, a set of driving profiles for selection by a user, wherein the user interface of the autonomous vehicle is populated with a cautious profile including a first set of preferences, a shortest duration profile including a second set of preferences, a shortest distance profile including a third set of preferences, a leisurely profile including a fourth set of preferences, a fuel economy profile including a fifth set of preferences, a scenic profile including a sixth set of preferences, and a driving enthusiast profile including a seventh set of preferences retrieved from a remote preference provider over a network connection, wherein the set of driving profiles are selectable through the user interface of the autonomous vehicle; receiving a selection, through the user interface, of a driving profile from the set of driving profiles; providing a driving preference from the driving profile to an automated driving component of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the driving preference includes a conditional state; generating an operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle based upon the driving preference; operating the autonomous vehicle based upon the operational parameter; determining a condition of the user traveling in the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is traveling a route; in response to determining that the condition of the user does not correspond to the conditional state specified by the driving preference, adjusting the operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle, wherein the operational parameter is adjusted by modifying a current route being traveled by the autonomous vehicle; receiving feedback from the user while the autonomous vehicle is being autonomously driven using the operational parameter to control autonomous speed, braking, and steering of the autonomous vehicle by the automated driving component, wherein the feedback from the user is indicative of whether the autonomous vehicle is being autonomously driven, using the driving profile and the operational parameter, as intended by the user; and modifying one or more operational parameters used to control the autonomous vehicle by utilizing the feedback from the user regarding how the autonomous vehicle was being controlled using the operational parameter to train an operational parameter model of the automated driving component for subsequently controlling the autonomous vehicle.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the condition of the user comprises determining the condition of the user based upon biometric data corresponding to the user.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the driving profile is provided from a mobile device to the autonomous vehicle.

15 .

Assignees

• Inrix Inc

Inventors

• Scofield Christopher L
• Sedlik Scott

Classifications

• G08G1/096791

  where the origin of the information is another vehicle · CPC title

• G08G1/0967

  Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits (transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G08G1/0965

  responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle · CPC title

• G08G1/0962

  having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages · CPC title

• G08G1/07

  Controlling traffic signals · CPC title