公开(公告)号：US10261512B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15278419

申请日：2016-09-28

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  David Tse-Zhou Lu ,  Anne Kristiina Aula ,  Jennifer Arden ,  Nathaniel Fairfield ,  Joshua Seth Herbach ,  Calvin Karl Johnson ,  Renaud-Roland Hubert

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B60W30/06 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G08G1/00

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle having one or more computing devices that may receive instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location and determine when the vehicle is within a first distance of the pickup location. When the vehicle is within the first distance, the computing devices may make a first attempt to find a spot to park the vehicle and wait for the passenger. When the vehicle is unable to find a spot to park the vehicle on the first attempt, the computing devices may maneuvering the vehicle in order to make a second attempt to find a spot to park the vehicle and wait for the passenger. When the vehicle is unable to find a spot to park the vehicle on the second attempt, the computing devices may stop the vehicle in a current lane to wait for the passenger.

公开(公告)号：US10140870B1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15089736

申请日：2016-04-04

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Min Li Chan ,  Philip Nemec ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Julien Charles Mercay ,  Peter Crandall

IPC分类号： G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/015 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/0962

摘要： A vehicle for maneuvering an occupant of the vehicle to a destination autonomously as well as providing information about the vehicle and the vehicle's environment for display to the occupant.

公开(公告)号：US10139829B1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15295433

申请日：2016-10-17

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet ,  Manuel Christian Clement ,  Philip Nemec ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane

IPC分类号： B60W50/14 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06K9/00

摘要： A vehicle has a plurality of control apparatuses, a user input, a geographic position component, an object detection apparatus, memory, and a display. A processor is also included and is programmed to receive the destination information, identify a route, and determine the current geographic location of the vehicle. The processor is also programmed to identify an object and object type based on object information received from the object detection apparatus and to determine at least one warning characteristic of the identified object based on at least one of: the object type, a detected proximity of the detected object to the vehicle, the location of the detected object relative to predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current geographic location of the vehicle, and the route. The processor is also configured to select and display on the display an object warning image based on the at least one warning characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US20180118052A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15820577

申请日：2017-11-22

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： YooJung Ahn ,  David Tse-Zhou Lu ,  Min Li Chan ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Adam Lee Frost ,  Philippe Robert Agostino Holland ,  Hassan Rashid Mir ,  Marcos Aniceto Villalón Caro ,  Isaac Lopes Nogueras

IPC分类号： B60N2/01 ,  B60N2/30

CPC分类号： B60N2/01 ,  B60N2/206 ,  B60N2/2222 ,  B60N2/3011 ,  B60N2/3065 ,  B60N2/874 ,  B60N2/91 ,  B60N3/06 ,  B60R7/04 ,  B60R2011/0007

摘要： Aspects of the disclosure relate to vehicles capable of autonomous driving. These vehicles may include seats for accommodating different numbers of passengers. In some cases, the seats may be reconfigurable. For instance, a vehicle may include a first row of seating having a first, passenger use configuration. The first row may allow a passenger to sit in a seat of the first row of seating and access user input controls for the vehicle. The first row of seating may also have a second, folded configuration where the first row is in a folded configuration and no longer usable for passenger seating. The vehicle may also have a second row of seating. When the first row of seating is in the second, folded configuration, the second row of seating may still be usable for seating and may include additional legroom for the passenger as compared to when the first row of seating is in the first passenger use configuration.

公开(公告)号：USD812070S1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US29581730

申请日：2016-10-21

申请人： Waymo LLC

设计人： Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet ,  Manuel Christian Clement ,  Philip Nemec ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Andrew Timothy Szybalski ,  Dmitri A. Dolgov

公开(公告)号：US09663117B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US15337339

申请日：2016-10-28

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Philip Nemec ,  Manuel Christian Clement ,  Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet ,  Lilli Ing-Marie Jonsson

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B60W50/08 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W50/14

CPC分类号： B60W50/082 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K2350/1076 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60R22/48 ,  B60R2022/4866 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60W30/00 ,  B60W2050/0002 ,  B60W2050/0077 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2540/04 ,  B60W2540/16 ,  B60W2550/12 ,  B60W2550/14 ,  B60W2550/143 ,  B60W2550/146 ,  B60W2550/308 ,  B60W2550/402 ,  B60W2600/00 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D2201/0213

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate switching between autonomous and manual driving modes. In order to do so, the vehicle's computer may conduct a series of environmental, system, and driver checks to identify certain conditions. The computer may correct some of these conditions and also provide a driver with a checklist of tasks for completion. Once the tasks have been completed and the conditions are changed, the computer may allow the driver to switch from the manual to the autonomous driving mode. The computer may also make a determination, under certain conditions, that it would be detrimental to the driver's safety or comfort to make a switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.

公开(公告)号：US11747811B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US16290253

申请日：2019-03-01

申请人： WAYMO LLC

发明人： Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  David Tse-Zhou Lu ,  Anne Kristiina Aula ,  Jennifer Arden ,  Nathaniel Fairfield ,  Joshua Seth Herbach ,  Calvin Karl Johnson ,  Renaud-Roland Hubert

IPC分类号： G05D1/02 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/06 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G01C21/36 ,  B60R25/24 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G07C5/00 ,  E05F15/76 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/00 ,  E05F15/70 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G08G1/14

CPC分类号： G05D1/0212 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B62D15/0285 ,  E05F15/70 ,  E05F15/76 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G01C21/3438 ,  G01C21/362 ,  G01C21/367 ,  G01C21/3614 ,  G01C21/3667 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06Q10/1095 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/586 ,  G07C5/008 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2420/52 ,  B60W2554/00 ,  B60W2720/24 ,  E05Y2800/426 ,  E05Y2900/531 ,  G08G1/14

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle having one or more computing devices that may receive instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location and determine when the vehicle is within a first distance of the pickup location. When the vehicle is within the first distance, the computing devices may make a first attempt to find a spot to park the vehicle and wait for the passenger. When the vehicle is unable to find a spot to park the vehicle on the first attempt, the computing devices may maneuvering the vehicle in order to make a second attempt to find a spot to park the vehicle and wait for the passenger. When the vehicle is unable to find a spot to park the vehicle on the second attempt, the computing devices may stop the vehicle in a current lane to wait for the passenger.

公开(公告)号：US11021082B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16538176

申请日：2019-08-12

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： YooJung Ahn ,  David Tse-Zhou Lu ,  Min Li Chan ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Adam Lee Frost ,  Philippe Robert Agostino Holland ,  Hassan Rashid Mir ,  Marcos Aniceto Villalón Caro ,  Isaac Lopes Nogueras

IPC分类号： B60N2/01 ,  B60N2/874 ,  B60N3/06 ,  B60R7/04 ,  B60N2/90 ,  B60N2/20 ,  B60N2/22 ,  B60N2/30 ,  B60R11/00

摘要： Aspects of the disclosure relate to vehicles capable of autonomous driving. These vehicles may include seats for accommodating different numbers of passengers. In some cases, the seats may be reconfigurable. For instance, a vehicle may include a first row of seating having a first, passenger use configuration. The first row may allow a passenger to sit in a seat of the first row of seating and access user input controls for the vehicle. The first row of seating may also have a second, folded configuration where the first row is in a folded configuration and no longer usable for passenger seating. The vehicle may also have a second row of seating. When the first row of seating is in the second, folded configuration, the second row of seating may still be usable for seating and may include additional legroom for the passenger as compared to when the first row of seating is in the first passenger use configuration.

公开(公告)号：US10852742B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16166876

申请日：2018-10-22

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet ,  Manuel Christian Clement ,  Philip Nemec ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane

IPC分类号： G05D1/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60W30/12

摘要： A vehicle has a plurality of control apparatuses, a user input, a geographic position component, an object detection apparatus, memory, and a display. A processor is also included and is programmed to receive the destination information, identify a route, and determine the current geographic location of the vehicle. The processor is also programmed to identify an object and object type based on object information received from the object detection apparatus and to determine at least one warning characteristic of the identified object based on at least one of: the object type, a detected proximity of the detected object to the vehicle, the location of the detected object relative to predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current geographic location of the vehicle, and the route. The processor is also configured to select and display on the display an object warning image based on the at least one warning characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US10795355B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US15962047

申请日：2018-04-25

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Philip Nemec ,  Anne Kristiina Aula ,  David Tse-Zhou Lu ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Calvin Karl Johnson ,  Albert Shane ,  Christopher Kennedy Ludwick ,  YooJung Ahn

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60K37/06 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60K28/02 ,  G08B25/01

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.