Guardian Mode Capability Control for Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles face challenges in safely transporting users who are not fully competent, as they may misuse vehicle capabilities, leading to undesirable or dangerous situations, such as children requesting wrong destinations or opening doors during transit.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a guardian mode in autonomous vehicles that disables certain capabilities, such as opening windows, changing destinations, or accessing the internet, when transporting users who are not fully competent, and enabling these capabilities when a fully competent user is present, to ensure safe and secure transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the autonomous vehicle enables all capabilities (open windows, change destination, access internet) for user convenience, then the ease of operation is improved, but the safety and security deteriorate when transporting users who are not fully competent
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts vehicle capabilities based on the detected competence level of the user. When a user who is not fully competent is detected, the system automatically disables certain capabilities (opening windows, changing destinations, accessing internet) while enabling monitoring features. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the system both easy to operate (automatic detection and adjustment) and safe (restrictions applied when needed).
2Reliability
If the autonomous vehicle disables certain capabilities to prevent misuse by users who are not fully competent, then the safety and security is improved, but the adaptability and versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by selectively disabling only specific capabilities (window opening, destination changing, internet access) while leaving other vehicle functions operational. Additionally, the system enables special monitoring capabilities when users who are not fully competent are detected. This selective approach maintains safety and security while preserving necessary adaptability and versatility for the specific user situation.
3Ease of operation
If the autonomous vehicle provides full access to vehicle functions for user autonomy, then the ease of operation is improved, but the object-affected harmful factors increase when the user is not fully competent
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary anti-action by proactively detecting when a user who is not fully competent is present and preemptively disabling capabilities that could lead to harmful situations (opening windows during transit, changing to wrong destinations, accessing inappropriate internet content). This prevents harmful factors before they can manifest, while maintaining ease of operation through automatic detection and adjustment without requiring user intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided herein for operating an autonomous vehicle. A destination is received from a user. A mode selection input is also received from a user. A selected route is determined based on the destination input. In response to determining that the mode selection input identifies a regular driving mode, the autonomous vehicle is operated to travel along the selected route in the regular driving mode. In the regular driving mode at least one capability of a first plurality of capabilities of the autonomous vehicle is enabled. Further, in response to determining that the selection of the mode identifies a guardian mode, the autonomous vehicle is operated to travel along the selected route in the guardian mode. In the guardian mode at least one capability of a first plurality of capabilities of the autonomous vehicle is disabled.