公开(公告)号：US20250058780A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18235792

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Adam SHOEMAKER ,  John BLANKENHORN ,  Garrett MADSEN ,  Joshua PETRIN ,  Ajay TULSYAN ,  Paul BROWN ,  Savio PEREIRA ,  William DAVIS ,  Daniel FERNÁNDEZ ,  Yexuan HAO

IPC: B60W30/18 ,  B60W60/00

Abstract: Systems and methods of generating lane selection cost maps to control autonomous vehicles are disclosed. An autonomous vehicle system can receive a plurality of cost values from a plurality of components of an autonomous vehicle; generate a lane selection cost map based on the plurality of cost values; determining that the autonomous vehicle should change lanes based on the lane selection cost map; and transmit a command that causes the autonomous vehicle to change lanes responsive to determining that the autonomous vehicle should change lanes.

公开(公告)号：US20250058803A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18235793

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Adam SHOEMAKER ,  John BLANKENHORN ,  Garrett MADSEN ,  Joshua PETRIN ,  Ajay TULSYAN ,  Paul BROWN ,  Savio PEREIRA ,  William DAVIS ,  Daniel FERNÁNDEZ ,  Yexuan HAO

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: Embodiments herein include systems and methods of generating lane selection cost values to control autonomous vehicles to accommodate merging vehicles in a tapering lane (or merge lane). An autonomy system can identify a tapering lane in map data and detect a merging vehicle situated in the tapering lane using perception sensor data. The autonomy system includes a lane-selection cost function that generates lane-selection cost values for the lanes available to the automated vehicle, which the autonomy system references to determine whether to continue traveling a current lane or change lanes into an adjacent lane. The lane-selection cost function may apply a courtesy weight when detecting the merging vehicle, such that the autonomy system causes the automated vehicle to change lanes as a courtesy to the merging vehicle, but without overriding other safety-related factors of the lane-selection cost function or trajectory planning functions.

公开(公告)号：US20250058781A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18235795

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Adam SHOEMAKER ,  John BLANKENHORN ,  Garrett MADSEN ,  Joshua PETRIN ,  Ajay TULSYAN ,  Paul BROWN ,  Savio PEREIRA ,  William DAVIS ,  Daniel FERNÁNDEZ ,  Yexuan HAO

IPC: B60W30/18 ,  B60W60/00

Abstract: Embodiments herein include systems and methods of generating lane selection cost values to control autonomous vehicles to accommodate merging vehicles in a tapering lane (or merge lane). An autonomy system can identify a tapering lane in map data and detect a merging vehicle situated in the tapering lane using perception sensor data. The autonomy system includes a lane-selection cost function that generates lane-selection cost values for the lanes available to the automated vehicle, which the autonomy system references to determine whether to continue traveling a current lane or change lanes into an adjacent lane. The lane-selection cost function may apply a courtesy weight when detecting the merging vehicle, such that the autonomy system causes the automated vehicle to change lanes as a courtesy to the merging vehicle, but without overriding other safety-related factors of the lane-selection cost function or trajectory planning functions.

公开(公告)号：US20240420515A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18335457

申请日：2023-06-15

Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Dennis KING ,  Andrew CUNNINGHAM ,  John BLANKENHORN ,  Adam SHOEMAKER ,  Bodo SEIFERT

IPC: G07C5/00 ,  B60R16/023 ,  H04L12/42

Abstract: Autonomous vehicles including sensors and electronic control units (ECUs) that communicate via ring networks are disclosed. A system includes an ECU of an autonomous vehicle that includes an ECU network interface. The system includes a plurality of sensors disposed on the autonomous vehicle, and each of the plurality of sensors includes a respective sensor network interface. The system includes a plurality of network links communicatively coupling the plurality of sensors to the ECU network interface of the ECU via the respective sensor network interface in a ring configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20240286609A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18302520

申请日：2023-04-18

Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Adam SHOEMAKER ,  Christopher HARRISON

IPC: B60W30/095 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60W60/00

CPC classification number: B60W30/0956 ,  B60Q9/008 ,  B60W60/0011 ,  B60W2554/404

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems to avoid collisions with animals. In an example, a method comprises receiving, by a processor, an indication that a current trajectory of an autonomous vehicle is associated with a likelihood of a collision that satisfies a collision threshold indicating a potential collision with an animal having an attribute that satisfies a threshold; disabling, by the processor, at least one lighting apparatus associated with the autonomous vehicle; and enabling, by the processor, a sound-generating device associated with the autonomous vehicle.