DETECTING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE BY A LEAD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE (AV) AND UPDATING ROUTING PLANS FOR FOLLOWING AVs

    公开(公告)号:US20220081003A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17021934

    申请日:2020-09-15

    Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

    Abstract: A lead autonomous vehicle (AV) includes a sensor configured to observe a field of view in front of the lead AV. Following AVs are on the same road behind the lead AV. A processor of the lead AV is configured to detect a construction zone. The processor sends a first message to an operation server, indicating that the construction zone is detected. The processor updates driving instructions of the lead AV to navigate around the construction zone. While navigating around the construction zone, the processor sends sensor data associated with the construction zone to the operation server. The operation server determines an extent of the construction zone. If the operation server determines that the construction zone is extensive, it sends re-routing instructions to the AVs. If the operation server determines that the construction zone is not extensive, it sends instructions to navigate around the construction zone to the AVs.

    Automatic snow chain deployment
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12286121B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-29

    申请号:US17000030

    申请日:2020-08-21

    Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

    Abstract: Techniques are described for determining whether snow chains are permitted to be used and to deploy snow chains based on traffic signs, weather conditions, and/or road conditions. An example method of autonomous driving operation includes performing a first determination, by a computer located in an autonomous vehicle, whether a use of snow chains is permitted based at least on a location where the autonomous vehicle is operating, performing a second determination that snow chains are required for driving the autonomous vehicle on a road, and sending, in response to the first determination indicating that the use of snow chains is permitted and in response to the second determination, instruction to snow chain devices located on the autonomous vehicle, where the instruction triggers the snow chain devices to deploy snow chains on tires of the autonomous vehicle.

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