SELECTABLE MULTI-MODE POLICY CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

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SELECTABLE MULTI-MODE POLICY CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18490220 titled 'SELECTABLE MULTI-MODE POLICY CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

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System and methods are disclosed for navigating a host vehicle. In one implementation, at least one processing device may be programmed to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle, identify, based on the image analysis, a target vehicle, select a safe navigation mode among a plurality of available safe navigation, each of the safe navigation mode being associated with a corresponding safe navigation distance, determine a planned navigational action for the host vehicle that if taken would result in a next-state distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle greater than or equal to the selected safe navigation mode safe navigation distance, and implement the planned navigational action by controlling one or more actuators associated with the host vehicle. The at least one processing device may be further programmed to select a safe navigation mode based on a detected location or condition of the host vehicle.