Speed Reasoning in the Presence of Uncertainty When Pulling Over

    公开(公告)号:US20240151544A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18513884

    申请日:2023-11-20

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The technology involves pullover maneuvers for vehicles operating in an autonomous driving mode. A vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode is able to identify parking locations that may be occluded or otherwise not readily visible. A best case estimation for any potential parking locations, including partially or fully occluded areas, is compared against predictions for identified visible parking locations. This can include calculating a cost for each potential parking location and comparing that cost to a baseline cost. Upon determining that an occluded location would provide a more viable option than any visible parking locations, the vehicle is able to initiate a driving adjustment (e.g., slow down) prior to arriving at the occluded location. This enables the vehicle to minimize passenger discomfort while also providing notice to other road users of an intent to pull over.

    Speed Reasoning in the Presence of Uncertainty When Pulling Over

    公开(公告)号:US20230064179A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17410022

    申请日:2021-08-24

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The technology involves pullover maneuvers for vehicles operating in an autonomous driving mode. A vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode is able to identify parking locations that may be occluded or otherwise not readily visible. A best case estimation for any potential parking locations, including partially or fully occluded areas, is compared against predictions for identified visible parking locations. This can include calculating a cost for each potential parking location and comparing that cost to a baseline cost. Upon determining that an occluded location would provide a more viable option than any visible parking locations, the vehicle is able to initiate a driving adjustment (e.g., slow down) prior to arriving at the occluded location. This enables the vehicle to minimize passenger discomfort while also providing notice to other road users of an intent to pull over.

    DEPOT BEHAVIORS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20250083695A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-13

    申请号:US18466061

    申请日:2023-09-13

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for depot behaviors for autonomous vehicles. For instance, a signal to control an autonomous vehicle to a depot area may be received from a server computing device. A prioritized list of staging areas within the depot area may be identified. Each staging area of the prioritized list of staging areas enables the vehicle to observe stopping locations at which a need of the vehicle may be addressed. The vehicle may be controlled to a first staging area of the prioritized list. Once the vehicle has reached the first staging area, whether a stopping location that meets one or more needs of the vehicle is available may be determined. When is available, the vehicle may be controlled to the available stopping location. When not available, the vehicle may be controlled to a second staging area of the prioritized list.

    PULLOVER MANEUVERS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220297725A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17206621

    申请日:2021-03-19

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to conducting pullover maneuvers for autonomous vehicles. For instance, a pullover location may be identified. A pullover start location may be determined for the pullover location. A first distance for the vehicle to come to a complete stop within a pullover deceleration limit may be determined based on a current speed of the vehicle. A second distance between a current location of the vehicle and the pullover start location may be determined. The first distance may be compared to the second distance to assess feasibility of the pullover location. The vehicle may be controlled in order to conduct a pullover maneuver in an autonomous driving mode.

    MANAGING PARKING MANEUVERS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240109532A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18465653

    申请日:2023-09-12

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    CPC classification number: B60W30/06 B60W60/001 B60W2720/24

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to managing parking maneuvers for autonomous vehicles. For instance, a vehicle may be stopped at a parking location. A distance between the autonomous vehicle and a road edge at the parking location may be determined. Based on the distance, a plurality of points corresponding to parking locations at various distances from the road edge may be sampled. For each of the plurality of points, a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle may be determined. One of the determined trajectories may be selected. The autonomous vehicle closer to the road edge using the selected one of the determined trajectories.

    Pullovers involving bicycle lanes for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US12296852B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US17739280

    申请日:2022-05-09

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for selecting a pullover location for an autonomous vehicle. For instance, a set of potential pullover locations may be identified by, determining a plurality of rightmost points that the autonomous vehicle can reach, determining whether any of the rightmost points would result in the autonomous vehicle encroaching on a bicycle lane, and when any of the rightmost points encroaches on the bicycle lane, determining whether to adjust the location of that rightmost point. One of the set of potential pullover locations may be selected by assessing a cost of each potential pullover location of the set of potential pullover locations. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled to stop based on the selected one.

    Speed reasoning in the presence of uncertainty when pulling over

    公开(公告)号:US11859989B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17410022

    申请日:2021-08-24

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The technology involves pullover maneuvers for vehicles operating in an autonomous driving mode. A vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode is able to identify parking locations that may be occluded or otherwise not readily visible. A best case estimation for any potential parking locations, including partially or fully occluded areas, is compared against predictions for identified visible parking locations. This can include calculating a cost for each potential parking location and comparing that cost to a baseline cost. Upon determining that an occluded location would provide a more viable option than any visible parking locations, the vehicle is able to initiate a driving adjustment (e.g., slow down) prior to arriving at the occluded location. This enables the vehicle to minimize passenger discomfort while also providing notice to other road users of an intent to pull over.

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