VEHICLE, VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING SAFETY AND/OR COMFORT DURING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

摘要

A vehicle, vehicle system and method for increasing at least one of safety and comfort during autonomous driving is provided. The vehicle system includes an autonomous drive arrangement with multiple sensors, a vehicle control arrangement and a positioning system. The vehicle system is configured to determine an estimated probability that at least one sensor will become unavailable, or an estimated time/distance ahead until at least one sensor is determined to become unavailable. The vehicle system is further configured to activate at least one countermeasure based on at least one of the estimated probability, the estimated time and the estimated distance.

主权项

1. A vehicle system configured to increase at least one of safety and comfort during autonomous driving of a host vehicle, the vehicle system comprising:
an autonomous drive arrangement comprising
a plurality of sensors configured to monitor at least one of a vehicle surrounding and a vehicle communication system status,a processing unit connected to at least one memory unit configured to store sensor data, anda control arrangement configured to control steering and velocity of the host vehicle based on information received from the sensors; and a positioning system configured to determine a host vehicle position and driving direction; wherein the vehicle system is configured to determine, by the processing unit, at least one of an estimated probability that at least one sensor will become unavailable, and an estimated time or distance ahead until at least one sensor is determined to become unavailable, the determination being based on at least one of a detected host vehicle condition or a detected host vehicle surrounding condition, detected by at least one of the plurality of sensors, and host vehicle surrounding condition information stored in the memory unit; wherein the vehicle system further is configured to activate, by the autonomous drive arrangement, at least one first countermeasure based on at least one of the estimated probability, the estimated time and the estimated distance.