公开(公告)号：US10293838B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15602446

申请日：2017-05-23

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Andrew Timothy Szybalski ,  Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez ,  Philip Nemec ,  Christopher Paul Urmson ,  Sebastian Thrun

IPC: B60W50/14 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: Autonomous vehicles use various computing systems to transport passengers from one location to another. A control computer sends messages to the various systems of the vehicle in order to maneuver the vehicle safely to the destination. The control computer may display information on an electronic display in order to allow the passenger to understand what actions the vehicle may be taking in the immediate future. Various icons and images may be used to provide this information to the passenger.

公开(公告)号：US10168706B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15825883

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Dmitri A. Dolgov ,  Philip Nemec ,  Anne Christina Aula

IPC: B60W30/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B62D15/02

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle detects a tailgating vehicle and uses various response mechanisms. A vehicle is identified as a tailgater based on whether its characteristics meet a variable threshold. When the autonomous vehicle is traveling at slower speeds, the threshold is defined in distance. When the autonomous vehicle is traveling at faster speeds, the threshold is defined in time. The autonomous vehicle responds to the tailgater by modifying its driving behavior. In one example, the autonomous vehicle adjusts a headway buffer (defined in time) from another vehicle in front of the autonomous vehicle. In this regard, if the tailgater is T seconds too close to the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle increases the headway buffer to the vehicle in front of it by some amount relative to T.

公开(公告)号：US20180267531A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15962047

申请日：2018-04-25

Applicant: Waymo LLC

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

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60K28/02 ,  B62D15/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W30/06

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20180043904A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15785623

申请日：2017-10-17

Applicant: Waymo LLC

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

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

CPC classification number: 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

Abstract: 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：US20170253253A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15498886

申请日：2017-04-27

Applicant: Waymo LLC

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

IPC: G01C21/26

CPC classification number: 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

Abstract: 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：USD1062498S1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US29852832

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Designer： Maria Moon ,  Vishay Nihalani ,  Orlee Smith ,  Philip Nemec ,  Ryan Powell ,  Suneet Shah ,  Cong Li

公开(公告)号：US12197215B1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17677424

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Christopher Paul Urmson ,  Dmitri A. Dolgov ,  Andrew Hughes Chatham ,  Philip Nemec

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60T8/00 ,  B60T8/17 ,  B60T8/88 ,  B60T17/18 ,  B60T17/22 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W40/06 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/223 ,  G06T7/231 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G07C9/00 ,  B60W30/186 ,  B60W50/029 ,  B62D6/00 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V20/56

Abstract: A system and method are arranged to provide recommendations to a user of a vehicle. In one aspect, the vehicle navigates in an autonomous mode and the sensors provide information that is based on the location of the vehicle and output from sensors directed to the environment surrounding the vehicle. In further aspects, both current and previous sensor data is used to make the recommendations, as well as data based on the sensors of other vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US12168448B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-17

申请号：US18295319

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: Waymo LLC

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

IPC: B60W50/08 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K35/10 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60R22/48 ,  B60W30/00 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60K35/28 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W50/14

Abstract: 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：US20240083448A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18512297

申请日：2023-11-17

Applicant: WAYMO LLC

Inventor： Philip Nemec ,  Keith Hutchings ,  Julien Mercay ,  Annissa Al-Alusi ,  Saswat Panigrahi ,  Cristi Landy ,  Matthew Schwall

IPC: B60W50/10 ,  B60W40/105 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60W50/10 ,  B60W40/105 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  B60W2050/0073 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining when to provide and providing secondary disengage alerts for a vehicle having autonomous and manual driving modes. For instance, while the vehicle is being controlled in the autonomous driving mode, user input is received at one or more user input devices of the vehicle. In response to receiving the user input, the vehicle may be transitioned from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode and provide a primary disengage alert to an occupant of the vehicle regarding the transition. Whether to provide a secondary disengage alert may be determined based on at least circumstances of the user input. After the transition, the secondary disengage alert may be provided based on the determination.

公开(公告)号：US20230314160A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18118267

申请日：2023-03-07

Applicant: Waymo LLC

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

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  B62D1/28 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60T17/22 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G01C21/3673 ,  B62D1/28 ,  B62D15/025 ,  B62D15/0295 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60T17/221 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G08G1/167 ,  G05D1/021 ,  B60T2201/022 ,  B60T2201/08

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to identifying and displaying traffic lanes that are available for autonomous driving. This information may be displayed to a driver of a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode, in order to inform the driver of where he or she can use the autonomous driving mode. In one example, the display may visually distinguishing between lanes that are available for auto-drive from those that are not. The display may also include an indicator of the position of a lane (autodrive or not) currently occupied by the vehicle. In addition, if that lane is an autodrive lane the display may include information indicating how much further the vehicle may continue in the autonomous driving mode in that particular lane. The display may also display information indicating the remaining autodrive distance in other lanes as well as the lane with the greatest remaining autodrive distance.