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公开(公告)号:US20170126810A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14933665
申请日:2015-11-05
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Rachad Youssef Gamara
IPC: H04L29/08 , G05D1/02 , G05D1/00 , G06F3/0482 , G06F3/0484
CPC classification number: H04L67/125 , B60Q1/28 , B60Q1/30 , G06F3/0482 , G06F3/04842 , G06F3/04847 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/087 , G06Q30/0601 , G06Q50/01 , G06Q50/30 , G07C5/008 , H04L29/00 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/40
Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an autonomous vehicle fleet as a service. In particular, a method may include identifying a location of a user device associated with a user, transmitting a command to an autonomous vehicle system associated with an autonomous vehicle service to transit to the location, and providing information associated with the user device to the autonomous vehicle system, where the information includes configuration data to adapt one or more sub-systems of the autonomous vehicle. Sub-systems of the autonomous vehicle may include interior lighting, ambient sound, road handling, seating configuration, communication synchronization, and temperature control systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20170120804A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14932948
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Rachad Youssef Gamara
CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 , B60N2/42 , B60Q1/0035 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/2611 , B60Q1/268 , B60Q1/44 , B60Q1/442 , B60Q1/50 , B60Q1/525 , B60Q5/005 , B60Q5/006 , B60Q2300/45 , B60Q2400/40 , B60Q2400/50 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/36 , B60W30/08 , G06K9/00805 , G08G1/005 , G08G1/056 , G08G1/09623 , G08G1/16 , G08G1/166 , G08G1/167 , G08G1/202 , G10K11/18 , G10K11/34
Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle (e.g., another vehicle, a pedestrian, a bicyclist, etc.) may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may include a light emitter positioned external to a surface of the autonomous vehicle and being configured to implement a visual alert by emitting light from the light emitter. Data representing a light pattern may be received by the light emitter and the light emitted by the display may be indicative of the light pattern. The light pattern may be selected to gain the attention of the object (e.g., a pedestrian, a driver of a car, a bicyclists, etc.) in order to avoid the potential collision or to alert the object to the presence of the autonomous vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US09701239B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-11
申请号:US14756994
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Rachad Youssef Gamara
CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 , B60L3/0007 , B60L3/04 , B60L11/1877 , B60L2200/40 , B60N2/002 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/525 , B60R21/01 , B60R2021/01272 , B60W10/04 , B60W10/18 , B60W10/20 , B60W10/30 , B60W30/08 , B60W30/09 , B60W30/095 , B60W30/0956 , B60W30/18 , B60W2400/00 , B60W2420/52 , B60W2420/54 , B60W2550/10 , B60W2550/20 , B60W2550/30 , B60W2710/06 , B60W2710/08 , B60W2710/18 , B60W2710/20 , B60W2710/30 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0248 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0257 , G05D2201/0213 , Y02P90/60 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/705
Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods may be configured to implement actively-controlled light emission from a robotic vehicle. A light emitter(s) of the robotic vehicle may be configurable to indicate a direction of travel of the robotic vehicle and/or display information (e.g., a greeting, a notice, a message, a graphic, passenger/customer/client content, vehicle livery, customized livery) using one or more colors of emitted light (e.g., orange for a first direction and purple for a second direction), one or more sequences of emitted light (e.g., a moving image/graphic), or positions of light emitter(s) on the robotic vehicle (e.g., symmetrically positioned light emitters). The robotic vehicle may not have a front or a back (e.g., a trunk/a hood) and may be configured to travel bi-directionally, in a first direction or a second direction (e.g., opposite the first direction), with the direction of travel being indicated by one or more of the light emitters.
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公开(公告)号:US20170120902A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14932952
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Rachad Youssef Gamara , Sagar Behere
Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input in real-time to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to deploy one or more bladders positioned external to the autonomous vehicle to absorb forces from an impact to the vehicle by the object. A perception system of the vehicle may receive a sensor signal and generate object data associated with the object. A planner system of the vehicle may process the object data to predict an impact time and an impact location on the vehicle. The planner system may cause a drive system of the vehicle to maneuver the vehicle to position an impact-absorbing structure and/or one or more bladders of the vehicle to coincide with the predicted impact location.
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公开(公告)号:US20170120753A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14757015
申请日:2015-11-05
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley
CPC classification number: B60L3/0092 , B60L15/20 , B60N2/002 , B60R2021/01272 , B60W10/08 , B60W10/18 , B60W10/184 , B60W10/20 , B60W30/02 , B60W30/18 , B60W50/023 , B60W2050/0295 , B60W2510/08 , B60W2710/08 , B60W2710/18 , B60W2710/20 , B60W2900/00 , B60Y2200/91 , B62D9/002 , B62D15/027 , G05D1/0077 , G05D1/0088 , G05D2201/0213
Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods to multiple levels of redundancy in torque steering control and propulsion control of an autonomous vehicle include determining that a powertrain unit of the autonomous vehicle is non-operational and disabling propulsion operation of the non-operational powertrain unit and implementing torque steering operation in another powertrain unit while propelling the autonomous vehicle using other powertrain units that are configured to implement torque steering operation and propulsion operation.
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公开(公告)号:US09606539B1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-28
申请号:US14932959
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Jesse Sol Levinson , Rachad Youssef Gamara , Gabriel Thurston Sibley
CPC classification number: G05D1/0291 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/28 , B60Q1/30 , G05D1/0027 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0214 , G05D2201/0213 , G07C5/00 , G08G1/005 , G08G1/165 , G08G1/166 , G08G1/202
Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an autonomous vehicle fleet as a service. In particular, a method may include monitoring a fleet of vehicles, at least one of which is configured to autonomously transit from a first geographic region to a second geographic region, detecting data indicating an event associated with the vehicle having a calculated confidence level, receiving data representing a subset of candidate trajectories responsive to detecting the event, which is associated with a planned path for the vehicle, identifying guidance data to select from one or more of the candidate trajectories as a guided trajectory, receiving data representing a selection of a candidate trajectory, and transmitting the selection of the candidate trajectory as of the guided trajectory to the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20170123429A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14756992
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Jesse Sol Levinson , Timothy David Kentley , Gabriel Thurston Sibley
CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 , G01C21/34 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0212 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0257 , G05D1/0297 , G05D2201/0213
Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an autonomous vehicle fleet as a service. More specifically, systems, devices, and methods are configured to generate trajectories to influence navigation of autonomous vehicles. In particular, a method may include receiving path data to navigate from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, generating data representing a trajectory with which to control motion of the autonomous vehicle based on the path data, generating data representing a contingent trajectory, monitoring generation of the trajectory, and implementing the contingent trajectory subsequent to an absence of the trajectory.
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公开(公告)号:US20170120904A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14932962
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Jesse Sol Levinson , Amanda Blair Lind
CPC classification number: G05D1/0278 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q9/008 , B60R21/01 , B60R2021/01272 , B60W30/09 , G01C21/26 , G01C21/32 , G01C21/3446 , G01C21/3635 , G01S5/0018 , G01S5/0252 , G01S5/16 , G01S2013/936 , G05D1/0044 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/0297 , G05D2201/0213 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/6288 , G08G1/20 , G08G1/205 , G10K11/26
Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle (e.g., another vehicle, a pedestrian, road debris, a bicyclist, etc.) may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to implement active safety measures to avoid the potential collision and/or mitigate the impact of an actual collision to passengers in the autonomous vehicle and/or to the autonomous vehicle itself. Interior safety systems, exterior safety systems, a drive system or some combination of those systems may be activated to implement active safety measures in the autonomous vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20170120803A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14756994
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Rachad Youssef Gamara
CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 , B60L3/0007 , B60L3/04 , B60L11/1877 , B60L2200/40 , B60N2/002 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/525 , B60R21/01 , B60R2021/01272 , B60W10/04 , B60W10/18 , B60W10/20 , B60W10/30 , B60W30/08 , B60W30/09 , B60W30/095 , B60W30/0956 , B60W30/18 , B60W2400/00 , B60W2420/52 , B60W2420/54 , B60W2550/10 , B60W2550/20 , B60W2550/30 , B60W2710/06 , B60W2710/08 , B60W2710/18 , B60W2710/20 , B60W2710/30 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0248 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0257 , G05D2201/0213 , Y02P90/60 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/705
Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods may be configured to implement actively-controlled light emission from a robotic vehicle. A light emitter(s) of the robotic vehicle may be configurable to indicate a direction of travel of the robotic vehicle and/or display information (e.g., a greeting, a notice, a message, a graphic, passenger/customer/client content, vehicle livery, customized livery) using one or more colors of emitted light (e.g., orange for a first direction and purple for a second direction), one or more sequences of emitted light (e.g., a moving image/graphic), or positions of light emitter(s) on the robotic vehicle (e.g., symmetrically positioned light emitters). The robotic vehicle may not have a front or a back (e.g., a trunk/a hood) and may be configured to travel bi-directionally, in a first direction or a second direction (e.g., opposite the first direction), with the direction of travel being indicated by one or more of the light emitters.
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公开(公告)号:US09630619B1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-25
申请号:US14932962
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy David Kentley , Jesse Sol Levinson , Amanda Blair Lind
IPC: B60W30/095 , B60W30/09 , G05D1/00 , B60Q1/26 , G10K11/26 , B60Q9/00 , B60R21/01 , B60Q1/52 , B60Q5/00
CPC classification number: G05D1/0278 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q9/008 , B60R21/01 , B60R2021/01272 , B60W30/09 , G01C21/26 , G01C21/32 , G01C21/3446 , G01C21/3635 , G01S5/0018 , G01S5/0252 , G01S5/16 , G01S2013/936 , G05D1/0044 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/0297 , G05D2201/0213 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/6288 , G08G1/20 , G08G1/205 , G10K11/26
Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle (e.g., another vehicle, a pedestrian, road debris, a bicyclist, etc.) may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to implement active safety measures to avoid the potential collision and/or mitigate the impact of an actual collision to passengers in the autonomous vehicle and/or to the autonomous vehicle itself. Interior safety systems, exterior safety systems, a drive system or some combination of those systems may be activated to implement active safety measures in the autonomous vehicle.
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