Transitioning steering control from an autonomous vehicle to a driver

This invention describes how an autonomous vehicle can safely give back steering control to a human driver. It works by having the vehicle's computer constantly check if the driver is applying a certain amount of force to the steering wheel. If the computer detects that the driver has applied enough force for a specific duration, it then switches the steering system from autonomous operation to manual control by the driver.

Why it matters: Filed as autonomous driving systems matured, the period since 2023 has seen increased practical implementation and regulatory scrutiny of driver handover systems, making robust, software-defined methods like this more essential for safe vehicle deployment.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateSoftware logic, torque sensor, vehicle computer

3 AI reinvention directions for this patent

See all three

AI gives you a few directions you could take this. Pick one, and we check whether your version is different enough to patent, then write the filing.

Reinvent this with AI

Where this one came from

Every morning we go through millions of abandoned patents and pick out 15 worth your time. This was one of today’s.

This one

+10