公开(公告)号：US20240053744A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18547554

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Guillaume Jornod ,  Andreas Pfadler

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W4/44

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W4/44 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Methods, computer programs and apparatus for performing a tele-operated driving session The present invention is related to methods, computer programs, and apparatus for performing a tele-operated driving session for a vehicle equipped with an automated driving function. The invention is further related to a vehicle equipped with an automated driving function, which makes use of such a method or apparatus. In a first step, a predictive quality of service for a communication between the vehicle and a control center for a route driven in a tele-operated driving session is analyzed (10). Bases on this analysis, a section of the route for which an indirect control shall be used is determined (11). Furthermore, control data to be used by the vehicle in the determined section of the route are determined (12). At least the control data are then sent (13) to the vehicle before or after initiating a tele-operated driving session with direct control of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11900814B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17827856

申请日：2022-05-30

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Elliot Branson ,  Eric Lujan ,  Benjamin Earle Weinstein-Raun

IPC: G08G1/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  B62D33/08 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G01S7/40 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06V20/58 ,  H04N23/695

CPC classification number: G08G1/166 ,  G01S7/40 ,  G01S7/4026 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0257 ,  G08G1/0112 ,  G08G1/04 ,  H04N23/695 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G06V20/58

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle comprises a first sensor and a second sensor having limited fields of view, an articulation system, and a computing system. The computing system determines a first region and a second region external to the autonomous vehicle based on a sensor prioritization scheme comprising a ranking of regions surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The computing system then causes the articulation system to orient the first sensor towards the first region and the second region towards the second region. Responsive to receiving a sensor signal from the first sensor indicating that an object has entered a field of view of the first sensor, the computing system determines a third region having a higher ranking than the second region within the sensor prioritization scheme. The computing system then causes the articulation system to orient the second sensor towards the third region.

公开(公告)号：US11900695B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17327973

申请日：2021-05-24

Applicant: NEC Corporation Of America

Inventor： Tsvi Lev

IPC: G06V20/56 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06V10/60 ,  G06V10/141

CPC classification number: G06V20/588 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/60 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and system for detecting road marking expressed using alternating infrared reflective tiles comprising high infrared reflective tiles and low infrared red reflective tiles painted on a road surface using paint material(s) characterized by: (1) reflecting light in visible light spectral range deviating less than a first value from the light reflected by the road surface and (2) reflecting light in an infrared spectral range deviating more than a second value from the light reflected by the road surface. Infrared image(s) and visible light image(s) of the road surface which are registered to each other may be analyzed to compute an infrared reflective value and a luminance value for each pixel respectively. A ratio may be computed between the infrared reflective value of and the luminance value of corresponding pixels to identify high and low infrared reflective tiles in pixels having a ratio exceeding a third value.

公开(公告)号：US11899466B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17724559

申请日：2022-04-20

Applicant: WAYMO LLC

Inventor： William Grossman ,  Benjamin Pitzer

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/86 ,  B60R1/12 ,  G01S13/931

CPC classification number: G05D1/0231 ,  B60R1/12 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S13/865 ,  G01S13/867 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/0257 ,  B60R2001/1223 ,  G01S2013/93274 ,  G05D2201/0212 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: The technology relates to autonomous vehicles for transporting cargo and/or people between locations. Distributed sensor arrangements may not be suitable for vehicles such as large trucks, busses or construction vehicles. Side view mirror assemblies are provided that include a sensor suite of different types of sensors, including LIDAR, radar, cameras, etc. Each side assembly is rigidly secured to the vehicle by a mounting element. The sensors within the assembly may be aligned or arranged relative to a common axis or physical point of the housing. This enables self-referenced calibration of all sensors in the housing. Vehicle-level calibration can also be performed between the sensors on the left and right sides of the vehicle. Each side view mirror assembly may include a conduit that provides one or more of power, data and cooling to the sensors in the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11899452B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17463175

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC

Inventor： Geoffrey Louis Chi-Johnston ,  Vishal Suresh Vaingankar ,  Antony Joseph ,  Sean Gregory Skwerer ,  Lucio Otavio Marchioro Rech ,  Nitin Kumar Passa ,  Laura Athena Freeman ,  George Herbert Hines

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/20

CPC classification number: G05D1/0061 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/3453 ,  G05D1/0217 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to routing an autonomous vehicle based upon risk of takeover of the autonomous vehicle by a human operator. A computing system receives an origin location and a destination location of the autonomous vehicle. The computing system identifies a route for the autonomous vehicle to follow from the origin location to the destination location based upon output of a computer-implemented model. The computer-implemented model is generated based upon labeled data indicative of instances in which autonomous vehicles are observed to transition from operating autonomously to operating based upon conduction by human operators while the autonomous vehicles are executing predefined maneuvers. The computer-implemented model takes, as input, an indication of a maneuver in the predefined maneuvers that is performed by the autonomous vehicle when the autonomous vehicle follows a candidate route. The autonomous vehicle then follows the route from the origin location to the destination location.

公开(公告)号：US11899450B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US18091051

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: Applied Minds, LLC

Inventor： Bran Ferren

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60W50/02 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W50/0205 ,  B60W60/0053 ,  B60W60/0059 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  B60W2050/0064 ,  B60W2050/0215 ,  B60W2420/403 ,  B60W2420/52 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for centralized control of autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, a system and method allow an autonomous control system on-board an autonomous vehicle to pass control of the autonomous vehicle to an offboard panel of experts upon encountering an anomaly. In some embodiments, a system and method allow a regulatory entity to proactively distribute rules and requirements to autonomous vehicles while operating within a regulated space.

公开(公告)号：US11899448B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US16282275

申请日：2019-02-21

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Thomas Scott ,  Peter Ming Gao

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/184 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G06Q50/30

CPC classification number: G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle is configured to determine that a person is proximate the autonomous vehicle at a location that is external to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is further configured to determine that the person is attempting to hail the autonomous vehicle through use of a gesture. The autonomous vehicle identifies the gesture being performed by the person, and responsive to identifying the gesture, identifies a travel intent that the person is imparting to the autonomous vehicle by way of the gesture. The autonomous vehicle then operates based upon the travel intent.

公开(公告)号：US11897455B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17808217

申请日：2022-06-22

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Satoshi Omi ,  Takanori Imazu ,  Yoshiki Fukada ,  Takashi Hayashi ,  Yuta Kataoka ,  Kohki Baba ,  Ryuji Okamura ,  Akihiro Kusumoto

IPC: B60W30/06 ,  G08G1/14 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60W40/06

CPC classification number: B60W30/06 ,  B60W40/06 ,  G05D1/0217 ,  G08G1/144 ,  G08G1/146 ,  G08G1/148 ,  B60W2555/20 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: A vehicle is autonomously driven in an environment where a first road for vehicles running in a first direction and a second road for vehicles running in a second direction, different from the first direction, are provided alongside each other, and where a first parking space that is entered from the first road and exited to the first road is set and a second parking space that is entered from the second road and exited to the second road is set. When the vehicle is temporarily parked in the first parking space and a running direction of the vehicle heading for the next destination after being parked is the second direction, the vehicle is transferred from the first parking space to the second parking space by autonomous driving after a user of the vehicle gets out of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240045445A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18483478

申请日：2023-10-09

Applicant: Beijing Tusen Zhitu Technology Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yong XU ,  Wenrui LI ,  Qingxin BI ,  Nan WU

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04L12/40

CPC classification number: G05D1/0293 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0217 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  H04L12/40006 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  H04L2012/40273

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus, medium, and device for vehicle automatic navigation control. With the solutions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, in a vehicle automatic navigation control process, a first vehicle-mounted server can receive automatic navigation information corresponding to another vehicle, and determine a vehicle-mounted server identifier of a vehicle to form a platoon with a vehicle where the first vehicle-mounted server is located based on automatic navigation information corresponding to the vehicle where the first vehicle-mounted server is located, and transmit a platooning request to a second vehicle-mounted server corresponding to the determined vehicle-mounted server identifier of the vehicle to form the platoon, such that the vehicle where the first vehicle-mounted server is located can form the platoon with another vehicle, and the vehicle where the first vehicle-mounted server is located can be controlled to move as a following vehicle of the other vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240045427A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18381514

申请日：2023-10-18

Applicant: United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julio GIL

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q50/28

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/08355 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: An apparatus may automatically move one or more assets to or from one or more storage units to or from a delivery bot. The apparatus and the one or more storage units and the delivery bot may be stored in a logistics vehicle. The delivery bot may be configured to deliver or pick up the one or more assets to or from one or more delivery or pickup locations that are outside of the logistics vehicle.