US 12,351,105 B1
Methods for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle
Carol Reiley, Mountain View, CA (US); Daniel Espinel, Mountain View, CA (US); Ryan Wistort, Mountain View, CA (US); and Michael Paris, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Direct Current Capital LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/587,181.
Application 18/587,181 is a continuation of application No. 17/380,681, filed on Jul. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,914,381.
Application 17/380,681 is a continuation of application No. 16/286,294, filed on Feb. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,079,765, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/286,294 is a continuation of application No. 15/384,033, filed on Dec. 19, 2016, granted, now 10,261,513, issued on Apr. 16, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/46 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/46 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 1/5035 (2022.05); B60Q 1/5037 (2022.05); B60Q 1/507 (2022.05); B60Q 1/508 (2022.05); B60Q 1/525 (2013.01); B60Q 1/543 (2022.05); B60Q 1/545 (2022.05); B60Q 1/549 (2022.05); B60Q 5/006 (2013.01); B60W 30/18154 (2013.01); B60W 30/18159 (2020.02); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 60/0053 (2020.02); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); B60Q 1/547 (2022.05); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2756/10 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a vehicle configured to move along a movement path from an origin towards a destination, the vehicle having an operational state corresponding to an operational mode;
a controller of the vehicle configured to generate a representation of the operational state of the vehicle; and
a display system configured to display the representation of the operational state of the vehicle external to the vehicle.