公开(公告)号：US11999269B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17245352

申请日：2021-04-30

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 ,  B60N2/20 ,  B60N2/22 ,  B60N2/30 ,  B60N2/874 ,  B60N2/90 ,  B60N3/06 ,  B60R7/04 ,  B60R11/00

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：US11841236B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17486059

申请日：2021-09-27

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Anne Kristina Aula ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Daniel Jules Switkin ,  Jennifer Arden ,  Renaud-Roland Hubert

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06Q10/1093

CPC分类号： G01C21/3614 ,  G01C21/362 ,  G01C21/367 ,  G06Q10/1095 ,  G06Q50/30

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 that receive a request for a vehicle from a client computing device. The request identifies a first location. The one or more computing devices also determine whether the first location is within a threshold outside of a service area of the vehicle. When the location is within the threshold distance outside of the service area of the vehicle, the one or more computing devices identify a second location within the service area of the vehicle where the vehicle is able to stop for a passenger and based on the first location. The one or more computing devices then provide a map and a marker identifying the position of the second location on the map for display on the client computing device.

公开(公告)号：US11749114B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17336350

申请日：2021-06-02

申请人： Waymo LLC

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

IPC分类号： G08G1/015 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/04

CPC分类号： G08G1/166 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G01C21/3697 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G08G1/015 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  B60K2370/152 ,  B60K2370/16 ,  B60K2370/166 ,  B60K2370/175 ,  B60K2370/179 ,  B60K2370/193 ,  B60K2370/48 ,  B60K2370/52

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to 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：US20210140786A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17097392

申请日：2020-11-13

申请人： Waymo LLC

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

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

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US20190137296A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16166867

申请日：2018-10-22

申请人： Waymo LLC

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

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

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US10088326B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US15427449

申请日：2017-02-08

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Anne Kristiina Aula ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Daniel Jules Switkin ,  Jennifer Arden ,  Renaud-Roland Hubert

IPC分类号： G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/30

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 that receive a request for a vehicle from a client computing device. The request identifies a first location. The one or more computing devices also determine whether the first location is within a threshold outside of a service area of the vehicle. When the location is within the threshold distance outside of the service area of the vehicle, the one or more computing devices identify a second location within the service area of the vehicle where the vehicle is able to stop for a passenger and based on the first location. The one or more computing devices then provide a map and a marker identifying the position of the second location on the map for display on the client computing device.

公开(公告)号：US10000216B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15785623

申请日：2017-10-17

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

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：US09849784B1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US15089716

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： G06F7/00 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G01C21/36

CPC分类号： B60K35/00 ,  B60K2350/106 ,  B60K2350/1076 ,  B60K2350/1084 ,  B60K2350/965 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G01C21/3697 ,  G06K9/00805

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to 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：US09821818B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US15498886

申请日：2017-04-27

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 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W50/00

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：US11914377B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17101105

申请日：2020-11-23

申请人： Waymo LLC

发明人： Jennifer Arden ,  Anne Kristiina Aula ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane

IPC分类号： B60W60/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  E05F15/70 ,  E05F15/76 ,  B60R25/24 ,  G01C21/20 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B62D15/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G08G1/14

CPC分类号： G05D1/0212 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W60/00253 ,  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 location, determine when the vehicle is within a first distance of the location, provide a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance, and stop the vehicle. When the vehicle is stopped, the computing device may initiate a countdown. When a client computing device associated with the passenger has not been authenticated, the computing devices may provide a second notification based on a first amount of time remaining in the countdown and a third notification indicating that the trip is cancelled based on a second amount of time remaining in the countdown less than the first amount of time. Once the third notification is provided, the computing devices move the vehicle from the where the vehicle is stopped without the passenger.