Chester E Wisniewski

US Patent:

20190129413, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Oct 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/794498

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Chester R. Wisniewski - Royal Oak MI, US
Jennifer A. Cooper-Sturgess - Lake Orion MI, US
John McDougall - Detroit MI, US
Dave W. Heyne - Royal Oak MI, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/00
G05D 1/02
G07C 5/00

Abstract:

A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle includes the use a software application to order the use of the autonomous vehicle. Thereafter, the software application can be used to determine an amount of control over the autonomous vehicle held by one or more passengers of the trip. The software can be used remotely from the autonomous vehicle, as opposed to being used by the one or more passengers.