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：US20250065915A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18238438

申请日：2023-08-25

Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Joshua PETRIN ,  Garrett MADSEN ,  Haseeb CHAUDHRY ,  Andrew CUNNINGHAM ,  John BLANKENHORN ,  Paul BROWN ,  William DAVIS ,  Kiron MATETI ,  Robert KRIENER

IPC: B60W60/00

Abstract: A method of passing an object on the side of the road by receiving a first signal from a first sensor configured to detect a presence of the object positioned on a shoulder of a road; determining a first value; assigning a first confidence value to a confidence level, wherein the first confidence value is associated with the first value; responsive to the first confidence value exceeding a confidence threshold, adjusting a first operating parameter of a vehicle; responsive to entering a threshold range of the object, receiving a second signal from a second sensor; determining a second value associated with the second signal; assigning a second confidence value to the confidence level, wherein the second confidence value is associated with the second value; responsive to the second confidence value exceeding a second confidence threshold, adjusting a second operating parameter of the vehicle.

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：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.