公开(公告)号：US11727523B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17528595

申请日：2021-11-17

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Christopher Paul Urmson ,  Peter Colijn ,  Dmitri A. Dolgov ,  Nathaniel Fairfield ,  Salil Pandit ,  Nirmal Patel ,  Ryan Powell ,  Min Li Chan

IPC: G06Q50/30 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/123 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G08G1/005

CPC classification number: G06Q50/30 ,  G01C21/3617 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/063114 ,  G08G1/005 ,  G08G1/123 ,  G08G1/202 ,  B60K2370/175 ,  B60W60/00253 ,  G01C21/343

Abstract: The technology relates to facilitating transportation services between a user and a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, one or more server computing devices having one or more processors may information identifying the current location of the vehicle. The one or more server computing devices may determine that the user is likely to want to take a trip to a particular destination based on prior location history for the user. The one or more server computing devices may dispatch the vehicle to cause the vehicle to travel in the autonomous driving mode towards a location of the user. In addition, after dispatching, the one or more server computing devices sending a notification to a client computing device associated with the user indicating that the vehicle is currently available to take the passenger to the particular destination.

公开(公告)号：US11724955B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US16942632

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： John T. Simpson

IPC: C03C3/06 ,  C03C15/00 ,  C03C17/30 ,  C03C3/089 ,  C03C4/00 ,  C03C23/00

CPC classification number: C03C3/061 ,  C03C3/089 ,  C03C4/00 ,  C03C15/00 ,  C03C17/30 ,  C03C23/0095 ,  C03C2204/00 ,  C03C2217/76

Abstract: A method for preparing an optically transparent, superomniphobic glass composition is described. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a glass composition, including heating a borosilicate glass comprising 45-85 wt. % silicon oxide and 10-40 wt. % boron oxide to form a phase-separated glass comprising an interpenetrating network of silicon oxide domains and boron oxide domains. The method includes removing at least a portion of the boron oxide domains from the phase-separated glass and depositing a hydrophobic silane to provide a porous glass having a hydrophobic silane layer disposed on a portion of the surface thereof, a total pore volume of 15-50 vol. %, and an average pore diameter of 20-300 nm. The method includes, within at least a portion of the volume of the porous glass, forming an aerogel precursor, and converting at least a portion of the aerogel precursor to an aerogel.

公开(公告)号：US11720799B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17406454

申请日：2021-08-19

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Zhaoyin Jia ,  Ury Zhilinsky ,  Yun Jiang ,  Yimeng Zhang

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06N3/084 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06F18/25 ,  G06N3/045 ,  G06V10/80 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06N3/00

CPC classification number: G06N3/084 ,  G06F18/25 ,  G06N3/00 ,  G06N3/045 ,  G06V10/454 ,  G06V10/80 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V40/103

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating object detection predictions from a neural network. In some implementations, an input characterizing a first region of an environment is obtained. The input includes a projected laser image generated from a three-dimensional laser sensor reading of the first region, a camera image patch generated from a camera image of the first region, and a feature vector of features characterizing the first region. The input is processed using a high precision object detection neural network to generate a respective object score for each object category in a first set of one or more object categories. Each object score represents a respective likelihood that an object belonging to the object category is located in the first region of the environment.

公开(公告)号：US11718297B1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17232196

申请日：2021-04-16

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： David I. Ferguson

IPC: B60W30/18 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/20 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC classification number: B60W30/18009 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/18163 ,  G01C21/3415 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0289 ,  B60W2554/00 ,  B60W2710/18 ,  B60W2710/20 ,  B60W2720/10 ,  G06F17/00

Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving user input identifying a travel destination for a first vehicle, determining, by a processor, a first route for the first vehicle to follow, and configuring the first vehicle to follow the first route. The method further includes obtaining a model for a second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle and comparing model to a pre-determined template for a vehicle that is known to be a special purpose vehicle in order to determine whether the first template and the second template match. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a second route that leads to the travel destination, when a match is found to exist, and switching the first vehicle from following the first route to following the second route.

公开(公告)号：US11714412B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17101279

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Cristi Landy ,  Julien Mercay ,  Saksiri Tanphaichitr ,  Laurens Andreas Feenstra ,  Salil Pandit

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G08G1/20 ,  G05D2201/0212 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of managing a fleet of autonomous vehicles providing trip services. The method includes receiving information identifying an intermediate destination and a final destination for a trip. In this example, the intermediate destination is a destination where an autonomous vehicle will drop off and wait for a passenger in order to continue the trip, and the final destination is a destination where the trip ends. The method also includes determining an amount of waiting time the vehicle is likely to be waiting for the passenger at the intermediate destination, determining how a vehicle of the fleet of autonomous vehicles should spend the amount of waiting time, and sending an instruction to the vehicle, based on the determination of how the vehicle should spend the amount of waiting time.

公开(公告)号：US11714233B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17835464

申请日：2022-06-08

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： James Dunphy ,  David Hutchison ,  Pierre-Yves Droz ,  Yeh-Jiun Tung

IPC: G02B6/125 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/42

CPC classification number: G02B6/125 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G02B6/1228 ,  G02B6/4202 ,  G01S7/4812 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/42

Abstract: One example LIDAR device comprises a substrate and a waveguide disposed on the substrate. A first section of the waveguide extends lengthwise on the substrate in a first direction. A second section of the waveguide extends lengthwise on the substrate in a second direction different than the first direction. A third section of the waveguide extends lengthwise on the substrate in a third direction different than the second direction. The second section extends lengthwise between the first section and the second section. The LIDAR device also comprises a light emitter configured to emit light. The waveguide is configured to guide the light inside the first section toward the second section, inside the second section toward the third section, and inside the third section away from the second section.

公开(公告)号：US11712995B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17984805

申请日：2022-11-10

Applicant: WAYMO LLC

Inventor： Salil Pandit ,  Julien Mercay ,  Clement Wright

IPC: B60Q5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/00 ,  B60Q1/26

CPC classification number: B60Q5/005 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G08G1/202

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of facilitating communications from an autonomous vehicle to a user. For instance, a method may include, while attempting to pick up the user and prior to the user entering an vehicle, inputting a current location of the vehicle and map information into a model in order to identify a type of communication action for communicating a location of the vehicle to the user; enabling a first communication based on the type of the communication action; determining whether the user has responded to the first communication from received sensor data; and enabling a second communication based on the determination of whether the user has responded to the communication.

公开(公告)号：USD993051S1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US29823685

申请日：2022-01-19

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Designer： YooJung Ahn ,  David Gordon Duff ,  Joshua Newby ,  Paul Karplus ,  Candace Marbury

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the claimed design for a sensor housing;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines showing the remainder of the sensor housing depict environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US20230230330A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18158740

申请日：2023-01-24

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Dillon Cower ,  Nirmal Patel

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T15/20

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T2207/30241 ,  G06T2219/2016 ,  G06T2207/30252 ,  G06T2207/10028

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for generating a visualization of a three-dimensional (3D) world view from the perspective of a camera of a vehicle. For example, images of a scene captured by a camera of the vehicle and 3D content for the scene may be received. A virtual camera model for the camera of the vehicle may be identified. A set of matrices may be generated using the virtual camera model. The set of matrices may be applied to the 3D content to create a 3D world view. The visualization may be generated using the 3D world view as an overlay with the image, and the visualization provides a real-world image from the perspective of the camera of the vehicle with one or more graphical overlays of the 3D content.

公开(公告)号：US20230228585A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US17862587

申请日：2022-07-12

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Kevin Malta ,  Jonathan Willing

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/28 ,  H04S7/00 ,  G08B3/10

CPC classification number: G01C21/3629 ,  G01C21/3438 ,  G01C21/28 ,  G01C21/3661 ,  H04S7/304 ,  G08B3/10

Abstract: The technology employs spatial audio information to enhance wayfinding for pickup, drop-off and in-vehicle situations. The spatial information has a directional component, and a sense of distance can also be incorporated into the audio information. Audio cues or other spatial information is provided via headphones worn by a user. The spatial audio gives the user direction information, which can help locate the vehicle. In addition, this approach can be used when the rider is in the vehicle prior to exiting. For instance, spatial audio can be provided to the rider to give them contextual information about the environment outside the vehicle prior to exiting, such as whether a bicyclist is approaching on the side they will be exiting. This contextual information can alert the rider to wait or otherwise be more situationally aware when departing the vehicle.