公开(公告)号：US11548440B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17476538

申请日：2021-09-16

Applicant: WAYMO LLC

Inventor： Salil Pandit ,  Julien Mercay ,  Clement Wright

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

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：US20220172259A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17109884

申请日：2020-12-02

Applicant: WAYMO LLC

Inventor： Salil Pandit ,  Guilherme Villar ,  Lauren Schwendimann ,  Ryan Powell

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing suggested locations for a trip using a transportation service. In one example, information for an initial destination location for a trip may be received from a client computing device. That the initial destination location is unavailable for the trip may be determined. One or more attributes may be identified based on the information. A search may be conducted for a plurality of suggested locations having attributes in common with the one or more identified attributes. The plurality of suggested locations may be ranked. The one or more of the plurality of suggested locations may be provided for display on the client computing devices to a user based on the ranking.

公开(公告)号：US20220163344A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17102697

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Salil Pandit ,  Nirmal Patel ,  Guilherme Villar ,  Matthew Hall

IPC: G01C21/36

Abstract: The technology involves communicating the reachability status associated with an autonomous vehicle to a user such as a rider within the vehicle, a person awaiting pickup, or a customer that scheduled a package deliver. Reachability information about pickup and/or drop off locations is presentable via an app on a user device, which helps set expectations with customers about where the vehicle is most likely to be able to perform a pickup and/or drop off. This may include indicating how much variance there may be based on current congestion, parking or idling regulations, or weather conditions. The reachability information may be presented via one or more visualization tools to indicate the uncertainty and/or likely final location. Presenting such contextual information may be done based on real time information, and the presentation may be updated as needed. Historical information about the location may also be used to lower the level of uncertainty.

公开(公告)号：US20220138890A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

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 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G08G1/123 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/005 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G01C21/34

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：US20210278230A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17234002

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： John Wesley Dyer ,  Leonid Yeykelis ,  Michael Epstein ,  Salil Pandit

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06F16/29

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating map data. For instance, data generated by a perception system of a vehicle may be received. This data corresponds to a plurality of observations including observed positions of a passenger of the vehicle as the passenger approached the vehicle at a first location. The data may be used to determine an observed distance traveled by a passenger to reach a vehicle. A road edge distance between an observed position of an observation of the plurality of observations and a nearest road edge to the observed position may be determined. An inconvenience value for the first location may be determined using the observed distance and the road edge distance. The map data is then generated using the inconvenience value.

公开(公告)号：US20200080855A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16125025

申请日：2018-09-07

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Salil Pandit ,  Nirmal Patel

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: The disclosure relates to using ambient lighting conditions with passenger and goods pickups and drop offs with autonomous vehicles. For instance, a map of ambient lighting conditions for stopping locations may be generated by receiving ambient lighting condition data for predetermined stopping locations and arranging this data into a plurality of buckets based on time and one of the stopping locations. A vehicle may then be controlled in an autonomous driving mode in order to stop for a passenger by both observing ambient lighting conditions for different stopping locations and, in some instances, also using the map.

公开(公告)号：US20190353495A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US15985144

申请日：2018-05-21

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： John Wesley Dyer ,  Leonid Yeykelis ,  Michael Epstein ,  Salil Pandit

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating map data. For instance, data generated by a perception system of a vehicle may be received. This data corresponds to a plurality of observations including observed positions of a passenger of the vehicle as the passenger approached the vehicle at a first location. The data may be used to determine an observed distance traveled by a passenger to reach a vehicle. A road edge distance between an observed position of an observation of the plurality of observations and a nearest road edge to the observed position may be determined. An inconvenience value for the first location may be determined using the observed distance and the road edge distance. The map data is then generated using the inconvenience value.

公开(公告)号：US12071163B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18219239

申请日：2023-07-07

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Son-Ca Nguyen ,  Salil Pandit ,  Noah Eisen ,  Renaud-Roland Hubert ,  Lauren Tindal ,  Jessica Gong ,  Lorena Zalles

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60R25/01 ,  B60R25/10 ,  B60R25/102 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W40/08 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60W60/0025 ,  B60R25/01 ,  B60R25/10 ,  B60R25/102 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W40/08 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  B60R2025/1013 ,  B60W2510/1005 ,  G01S19/42

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling roadside assistance to a vehicle that requires assistance having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a technician may be assigned to the vehicle that requires assistance. A signal corresponding to user input at a remote computing device requesting a change to a state of the vehicle may be received. The signal may be based on details of the assigned technician. Based on the validation, an instruction may be sent to the vehicle to change the state of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240035833A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18487549

申请日：2023-10-16

Applicant: WAYMO LLC

Inventor： Ben Qingzhou Wang ,  Salil Pandit ,  Clement Wright ,  Nirmal Patel ,  Saksiri Tanphaichitr ,  Mishika Vora

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q50/30

CPC classification number: G01C21/3438 ,  G01C21/343 ,  G01C21/3492 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G01C21/3484 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0293 ,  G06Q50/30

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for advanced trip planning for an autonomous vehicle service. For instance, an example method may include determining a potential pickup location for a user, determining a set of potential destination locations for a user, and determining a set of potential trips. For each potential trip a vehicle of a fleet of autonomous vehicles of the service may be assigned and trip information, including an estimated time of arrival for the assigned vehicle of the potential trip to reach the destination location of the potential trip, may be determined. The trip information for each potential trip may be provided for display to the user. Thereafter, confirmation information identifying one of the set of potential trips may be received, and the assigned vehicle for one first of the set of potential trips may be dispatched to pick up the user.

公开(公告)号：US11761784B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17102697

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Salil Pandit ,  Nirmal Patel ,  Guilherme Villar ,  Matthew Hall

IPC: G01C21/36

CPC classification number: G01C21/3682 ,  G01C21/367 ,  G01C21/3617 ,  G01C21/3694

Abstract: The technology involves communicating the reachability status associated with an autonomous vehicle to a user such as a rider within the vehicle, a person awaiting pickup, or a customer that scheduled a package deliver. Reachability information about pickup and/or drop off locations is presentable via an app on a user device, which helps set expectations with customers about where the vehicle is most likely to be able to perform a pickup and/or drop off. This may include indicating how much variance there may be based on current congestion, parking or idling regulations, or weather conditions. The reachability information may be presented via one or more visualization tools to indicate the uncertainty and/or likely final location. Presenting such contextual information may be done based on real time information, and the presentation may be updated as needed. Historical information about the location may also be used to lower the level of uncertainty.