CPC B60W 60/001 (2020.02) [B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/045 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60W 30/18159 (2020.02); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 60/0053 (2020.02); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02)] | 19 Claims |
12. An autonomous driving method for a vehicle, comprising:
during autonomous driving, controlling at least one of:
steering of the vehicle;
braking of the vehicle; and
acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle;
selectively enabling and disabling autonomous driving;
at a present time, determining a future time for beginning a period of autonomous driving;
selectively delaying the beginning time of autonomous driving to after the future time;
determining a situational awareness value for a driver based on input from a driver monitoring system and determining a situational awareness value for the vehicle; and
wherein the selectively delaying the beginning time includes, based on the situational awareness value of the driver and the situational awareness value of the vehicle, selectively delaying the beginning time of autonomous driving to after the future time.
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