公开(公告)号：US11868133B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US16779811

申请日：2020-02-03

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Dmitri A Dolgov ,  Christopher Paul Urmson

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W30/16 ,  B60W50/00 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60W30/12

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  B60W30/12 ,  B60W30/16 ,  B60W50/0097 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/166 ,  G08G1/167 ,  B60W2554/00 ,  B60W2720/10

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to detecting and avoiding blind spots of other vehicles when maneuvering an autonomous vehicle. Blind spots may include both areas adjacent to another vehicle in which the driver of that vehicle would be unable to identify another object as well as areas that a second driver in a second vehicle may be uncomfortable driving. In one example, a computer of the autonomous vehicle may identify objects that may be relevant for blind spot detecting and may determine the blind spots for these other vehicles. The computer may predict the future locations of the autonomous vehicle and the identified vehicles to determine whether the autonomous vehicle would drive in any of the determined blind spots. If so, the autonomous driving system may adjust its speed to avoid or limit the autonomous vehicle's time in any of the blind spots.

公开(公告)号：US11010998B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16363224

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Dmitri A Dolgov ,  Sebastian Thrun ,  Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez ,  Christopher Paul Urmson ,  Nathaniel Fairfield ,  Anthony Scott Levandowski

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q40/08

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to limiting the use of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle by particular occupants based on permission data. More specifically, permission data may include destinations, routes, and/or other information that is predefined or set by a third party. The vehicle may then access the permission data in order to transport the particular occupant to the predefined destination, for example, without deviation from the predefined route. The vehicle may drop the particular occupant off at the destination and may wait until the passenger is ready to move to another predefined destination. The permission data may be used to limit the ability of the particular occupant to change the route of the vehicle completely or by some maximum deviation value. For example, the vehicle may be able to deviate from the route up to a particular distance from or along the route.