Modifying Behavior of Autonomous Vehicles Based on Sensor Blind Spots and Limitations

    公开(公告)号:US20230341871A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18346486

    申请日:2023-07-03

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information.

    Autonomous vehicle services
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11205240B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US15358729

    申请日:2016-11-22

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    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.

    Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicles based on sensor blind spots and limitations

    公开(公告)号:US11188092B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16773606

    申请日:2020-01-27

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information.

    Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicles based on sensor blind spots and limitations

    公开(公告)号:US10663975B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15718794

    申请日:2017-09-28

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information.

    Modifying Behavior of Autonomous Vehicles Based on Sensor Blind Spots and Limitations

    公开(公告)号:US20200159248A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16773606

    申请日:2020-01-27

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information.

    TRAFFIC SIGNAL RESPONSE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20190351897A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16448230

    申请日:2019-06-21

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining whether a vehicle should continue through an intersection. For example, the one or more of the vehicle's computers may identify a time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red. The one or more computers may also estimate a location of a vehicle at the time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red. A starting point of the intersection may be identified. Based on whether the estimated location of the vehicle is at least a threshold distance past the starting point at the time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red, the computers can determine whether the vehicle should continue through the intersection.

    Modifying the behavior of an autonomous vehicle using context based parameter switching

    公开(公告)号:US10345810B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15659071

    申请日:2017-07-25

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode may operate a sensor to determine an environment of the vehicle. The sensor may be configured to obtain sensor data of a sensed portion of the environment. The sensed portion may be defined by a sensor parameter. Based on the environment of the vehicle, the vehicle may select at least one parameter value for the at least one sensor parameter such that the sensed portion of the environment corresponds to a region of interest. The vehicle may operate the sensor, using the selected at least one parameter value for the at least one sensor parameter, to obtain sensor data of the region of interest, and control the vehicle in the autonomous mode based on the sensor data of the region of interest.

    MODIFYING BEHAVIOR OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BASED ON SENSOR BLIND SPOTS AND LIMITATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20180032085A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15719912

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information.

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