ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

摘要

Aspects of the present disclosure relate switching between autonomous and manual driving modes. In order to do so, the vehicle's computer may conduct a series of environmental, system, and driver checks to identify certain conditions. The computer may correct some of these conditions and also provide a driver with a checklist of tasks for completion. Once the tasks have been completed and the conditions are changed, the computer may allow the driver to switch from the manual to the autonomous driving mode. The computer may also make a determination, under certain conditions, that it would be detrimental to the driver's safety or comfort to make a switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors from a passenger of a vehicle, a request to operate the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode; in response to receiving the request, determining, by the one or more processors, that a passenger's seat belt is not properly bucked; generating, by the one or more processors, a set of tasks based on at least the determination that the passenger's seat belt is not properly buckled, wherein a first task of the set of tasks includes properly buckling the passenger's seat belt, each task of the set of tasks being assigned a priority level; selecting the first task based on the priority levels of the set of tasks; displaying, by the one or more processors on a display of the vehicle, to the passenger of the vehicle a request to complete the first task; only upon determining that all of the tasks of the set of tasks are completed, allowing, by the one or more processors, the vehicle to operate in the autonomous driving mode.