Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Annotated virtual track to inform autonomous vehicle control
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Application No.: US16796149Application Date: 2020-02-20
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Publication No.: US11380203B1Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Darren Ernest Canavor , Charles Edward Cartwright , Gur Kimchi , Brandon William Porter
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: G08G1/16
- IPC: G08G1/16 ; G05D1/02 ; H04W4/70 ; H04W4/40 ; G05D1/10 ; G08G1/123

Abstract:
Recent location and control information received from “lead” vehicles that traveled over a segment of land, sea, or air is captured to inform, via aggregated data, subsequent “trailing” vehicles that travel over that same segment of land, sea, or air. The aggregated data may provide the trailing vehicles with annotated road information that identifies obstacles. In some embodiments, at least some sensor control data may be provided to the subsequent vehicles to assist those vehicles in identifying the obstacles and/or performing other tasks. Besides, obstacles, the location and control information may enable determining areas traveled by vehicles that are not included in conventional maps, as well as vehicle actions associated with particular locations, such as places where vehicles park or make other maneuvers.
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