公开(公告)号：US11892836B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US16773790

申请日：2020-01-27

申请人： LIEBHERR MINING EQUIPMENT NEWPORT NEWS CO.

发明人： James Whitfield, Jr. ,  Bryan Harper

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B60W60/00 ,  E21F17/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： G05D1/0027 ,  B60W60/007 ,  E21F17/00 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  B60W2556/45 ,  G05D2201/021

摘要： The present application comprises a system for controlling a plurality of autonomous vehicles on a mine site, the system comprising: a centralized platform configured to store an inventory list of vehicles travelling on the mine site and comprising a first communication interface configured to communicate missions to the vehicles; a plurality of autonomous vehicles, the autonomous vehicles comprising: a first communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with the centralized platform for receiving a predetermined mission, a trajectory control system configured to autonomously control the autonomous vehicle according to the predetermined mission; and at least one portable device, the portable device comprising a second communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a second communication interface of the plurality of vehicles from the mine site.

公开(公告)号：US20240001967A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18265166

申请日：2020-12-04

申请人： Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

发明人： Yasuhisa Hayakawa ,  Fuminori Takeda ,  Keigo Ajiro

IPC分类号： B60W60/00

CPC分类号： B60W60/007 ,  B60W2555/00

摘要： A redundant system is mounted on a vehicle configured to autonomously travel. The redundant system at least includes a first power supply system and a second power supply system different from the first power supply system. The redundant system includes: an operation control main control device that performs a process to cause the vehicle to autonomously travel; and an operation control sub control device used instead of the operation control main control device when abnormality regarding the operation control main control device is detected. The operation control main control device is connected to the first power supply system and is not connected to the second power supply system. The operation control sub control device is connected to the second power supply system and is not connected to the first power supply system.

公开(公告)号：US11745748B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17148871

申请日：2021-01-14

申请人： Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Tobias Kain ,  Julian-Steffen Müller ,  Maximilian Wesche ,  Hendrik Decke ,  Fabian Plinke ,  Andreas Braasch ,  Johannes Heinrich ,  Timo Horeis

IPC分类号： B60W50/023 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W60/00

CPC分类号： B60W50/023 ,  B60W50/0205 ,  B60W60/007 ,  B60W60/0015

摘要： The disclosure provides a method for operating an automatically driving vehicle, wherein application instances are executed over several computational nodes, wherein recognized faults are reacted to by switching to redundant application instances and then reconfiguring the configuration to restore specified redundancy conditions and/or segregation conditions, wherein the vehicle is transitioned to a safe state using at least one failover apparatus when at least one specified redundancy condition and/or at least one segregation condition cannot be met by the reconfiguration, and/or a specified time for reconfiguration is exceeded, and/or an unrecoverable malfunction has been recognized, wherein the at least one failover apparatus plans an emergency trajectory using a trajectory planner, wherein sensor data are detected via separate signal lines and supplied to the at least one failover apparatus, and wherein control signals are generated and transmitted via separate control lines to an actuator system of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230191987A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18089816

申请日：2022-12-28

申请人： TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Junichi Morimura ,  Tomoyuki Kuriyama

IPC分类号： B60Q1/52

CPC分类号： B60Q1/52 ,  B60W60/007

摘要： A notification device provided in a vehicle including an autonomous driving system which causes the vehicle to travel by autonomous driving and to evacuate the vehicle when a failure occurs, includes a display unit configured to display information toward an outside of the vehicle, and a display controller configured to control the display unit. The display controller causes the display unit to be turned on or flicker when a failure occurs and changes a display of the display unit in at least one of a time when an evacuation starts and a time when an evacuation is completed.

公开(公告)号：US20240362013A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18765905

申请日：2024-07-08

申请人： State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

发明人： Brian Mark Fields ,  Chien Che Huang ,  Mohamed A. Wazeer ,  Shawn C. Bennett ,  Steven C. Cielocha ,  Ronny S. Bryant ,  Stephen Kohaus ,  Terry Quakenbush ,  Richard A. Novak ,  Craig M. Main ,  Weixin Wu ,  Torri Wollenschlager ,  Carol Marie Csanda ,  Stacey Gorsuch ,  Todd Binion ,  Aaron Scott Chan

IPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/04 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/248 ,  G05D1/617 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08G1/09 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/14

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  A61B5/02028 ,  A61B5/4064 ,  A61B5/4094 ,  A61B5/6893 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/0205 ,  B60W50/045 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/0053 ,  B60W60/0059 ,  B60W60/007 ,  B62D15/0285 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G05D1/248 ,  G05D1/617 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08G1/091 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/14 ,  B60W2040/0809 ,  B60W2040/0818 ,  B60W2050/0071 ,  B60W2050/0073 ,  B60W2050/0075 ,  B60W2050/0215 ,  B60W2050/046 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2420/403 ,  B60W2540/043 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2540/221 ,  B60W2540/26 ,  B60W2556/45 ,  B60W2756/10 ,  B60W2900/00

摘要： Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, the operating status of the features, the identity of a vehicle operator, risk levels for operation of the vehicle by the vehicle operator, or damage to the vehicle may be determined based upon sensor or other data. According to further aspects, decisions regarding transferring control between the features and the vehicle operator may be made based upon sensor data and information regarding the vehicle operator. Additional aspects may recommend or install updates to the autonomous operation features based upon determined risk levels. Some aspects may include monitoring transportation infrastructure and communicating information about the infrastructure to vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20240256260A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18627744

申请日：2024-04-05

申请人： State Farm Mutual Automobile insurance Company

发明人： Brian Mark Fields ,  Chien Che Huang ,  Mohamed A. Wazeer ,  Shawn C. Bennett ,  Steven C. Cielocha ,  Ronny S. Bryant ,  Stephen Kohaus ,  Terry Quakenbush ,  Richard A. Novak ,  Aaron Scott Chan ,  Craig M. Main ,  Weixin Wu ,  Torri Wollenschlager ,  Carlo Marie Csanda ,  Stacey Gorsuch ,  Todd Binion

IPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/04 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/248 ,  G05D1/617 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08G1/09 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/14

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  A61B5/02028 ,  A61B5/4064 ,  A61B5/4094 ,  A61B5/6893 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/0205 ,  B60W50/045 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/0053 ,  B60W60/0059 ,  B60W60/007 ,  B62D15/0285 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G05D1/248 ,  G05D1/617 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08G1/091 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/14 ,  B60W2040/0809 ,  B60W2040/0818 ,  B60W2050/0071 ,  B60W2050/0073 ,  B60W2050/0075 ,  B60W2050/0215 ,  B60W2050/046 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2420/403 ,  B60W2540/043 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2540/221 ,  B60W2540/26 ,  B60W2556/45 ,  B60W2756/10 ,  B60W2900/00

摘要： According to certain aspects, a computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be provided. With the customer's permission, an identity of a vehicle operator may be identified and a vehicle operator profile may be retrieved. Operating data regarding autonomous operation features operating the vehicle may be received from vehicle-mounted sensors. When a request to disable an autonomous feature is received, a risk level for the autonomous feature is determined and compared with a driver behavior setting for the autonomous feature stored in the vehicle operator profile. Based upon the risk level comparison, the autonomous vehicle retains control of vehicle or the autonomous feature is disengaged depending upon which is the safer driver—the autonomous vehicle or the vehicle human occupant. As a result, unsafe disengagement of self-driving functionality for autonomous vehicles may be alleviated. Insurance discounts may be provided for autonomous vehicles having this safety functionality.

公开(公告)号：US11999369B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17498388

申请日：2021-10-11

申请人： SmartDrive Systems, Inc.

发明人： Jason Palmer ,  Mark Freitas ,  Daniel A. Deninger ,  David Forney ,  Slaven Sljivar ,  Alekh Vaidya ,  Jeffrey Griswold

IPC分类号： B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W60/00

CPC分类号： B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W60/0053 ,  B60W60/0057 ,  B60W60/0059 ,  B60W60/007 ,  B60W2420/403 ,  B60W2420/408 ,  B60W2420/54 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2540/221 ,  B60W2540/225 ,  B60W2540/229 ,  B60W2552/15 ,  B60W2552/30 ,  B60W2554/00 ,  B60W2554/406 ,  B60W2554/80 ,  B60W2554/802 ,  B60W2555/20

摘要： This disclosure relates to a system and method for determining vehicle operator preparedness for vehicles that support both autonomous operation and manual operation. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to vehicles and their operation. During autonomous vehicle operation, the system gauges the level of responsiveness of an individual vehicle operator through challenges and corresponding responses. Based on the level of responsiveness, a preparedness metric is determined for each vehicle operator individually.

公开(公告)号：US11794789B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17284970

申请日：2019-10-11

申请人： Sandeep Kumar Chintala

发明人： Sandeep Kumar Chintala

IPC分类号： B60W60/00 ,  B60W30/10 ,  B60W40/08 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/095

CPC分类号： B60W60/007 ,  B60W30/10 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W60/0015 ,  G01C21/3415 ,  G01C21/3492 ,  G08G1/0116 ,  G08G1/095 ,  B60W2040/0836 ,  B60W2040/0872 ,  B60W2540/221 ,  B60W2540/24 ,  B60W2556/45

摘要： A road information exchange system includes a plurality of Guided Autonomous Information Network (GAIN) units (102) installed on a road. Each GAIN unit (102) communicates with another GAIN unit (102) of the plurality of GAIN units (102) to divide the road into virtual lanes by formation of microgrids and further communicates with a vehicle passing through the road information exchange system (100).

公开(公告)号：US20230331253A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US17724003

申请日：2022-04-19

申请人： GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC

发明人： Lucio Otavio Marchioro Rech ,  Eric Michael Lujan ,  Yang Tian

IPC分类号： B60W60/00 ,  B60W50/00

CPC分类号： B60W60/0015 ,  B60W60/007 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W2556/45 ,  B60W2554/402 ,  B60W2050/0028

摘要： Disclosed are systems and methods for responding to detected emergency vehicles. In some aspects, a method includes generating an emergency vehicle (EMV) detection signal based on sensor signals of an autonomous vehicle (AV); determining, based on the EMV detection signal, whether remote assistance (RA) is invoked for the EMV signal or whether the AV is to handle the EMV detection signal autonomously; and responsive to determining that the AV is to handle the EMV detection signal autonomously, determining a trajectory of the AV in response to the EMV detection signal.

公开(公告)号：US12086583B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17847444

申请日：2022-06-23

申请人： STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

发明人： Brian Mark Fields ,  Chien Che Huang ,  Mohamed A. Wazeer ,  Shawn C. Bennett ,  Steven C. Cielocha ,  Ronny S. Bryant ,  Stephen A. Kohaus ,  Terry Quakenbush ,  Richard A. Novak ,  Aaron Scott Chan ,  Craig M. Main ,  Weixin Wu ,  Torri Wollenschlager ,  Carol Marie Csanda ,  Stacey Gorsuch ,  Todd Binion

IPC分类号： G06Q40/08 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/04 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/248 ,  G05D1/617 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08G1/09 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/14 ,  B60W50/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  A61B5/02028 ,  A61B5/4064 ,  A61B5/4094 ,  A61B5/6893 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/0205 ,  B60W50/045 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/0053 ,  B60W60/0059 ,  B60W60/007 ,  B62D15/0285 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G05D1/0055 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/248 ,  G05D1/617 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08G1/091 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/14 ,  B60W2040/0809 ,  B60W2040/0818 ,  B60W2050/0071 ,  B60W2050/0073 ,  B60W2050/0075 ,  B60W2050/0215 ,  B60W2050/046 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2420/403 ,  B60W2540/043 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2540/221 ,  B60W2540/26 ,  B60W2556/45 ,  B60W2756/10 ,  B60W2900/00

摘要： Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, a computer-implemented method for generating or updating usage-based insurance policies for autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles may be provided. A request to generate an insurance quote may be received via wireless communication, and with the customer's permission, risk levels associated with intended usage by the customer of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be determined. An insurance policy may be adjusted based upon the risk levels and the intended vehicle usage. The insurance policy may then be presented on the customer's mobile device for review and approval. In some aspects, the vehicle may be rented, and the intended vehicle usage is measured in distance or duration of vehicle operation. Insurance discounts may be provided to risk averse vehicle owners based upon low risk levels.