公开(公告)号：US12228932B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18494011

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Anne Aula ,  Brian Douglas Cullinane ,  Daniel Jules Switkin ,  Jennifer Arden ,  Renaud-Roland Hubert

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W60/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  E05F15/70 ,  E05F15/76 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06Q50/40 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G08G1/14

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices that receive a request for a vehicle from a client computing device. The request identifies a first location. The one or more computing devices also determine whether the first location is within a threshold outside of a service area of the vehicle. When the location is within the threshold distance outside of the service area of the vehicle, the one or more computing devices identify a second location within the service area of the vehicle where the vehicle is able to stop for a passenger and based on the first location. The one or more computing devices then provide a map and a marker identifying the position of the second location on the map for display on the client computing device.

公开(公告)号：US11656623B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17346544

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Dmitri A. Dolgov ,  Philip Nemec ,  Anne Aula

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/16

CPC classification number: G05D1/021 ,  B60W30/16 ,  B62D15/025 ,  B62D15/0255 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/0055 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  B60W2554/80 ,  B60W2554/801 ,  B60W2754/30

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle detects a tailgating vehicle and uses various response mechanisms. A vehicle is identified as a tailgater based on whether its characteristics meet a variable threshold. When the autonomous vehicle is traveling at slower speeds, the threshold is defined in distance. When the autonomous vehicle is traveling at faster speeds, the threshold is defined in time. The autonomous vehicle responds to the tailgater by modifying its driving behavior. In one example, the autonomous vehicle adjusts a headway buffer (defined in time) from another vehicle in front of the autonomous vehicle. In this regard, if the tailgater is T seconds too close to the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle increases the headway buffer to the vehicle in front of it by some amount relative to T.

公开(公告)号：US11061404B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16210701

申请日：2018-12-05

Applicant: Waymo LLC

Inventor： Dmitri A. Dolgov ,  Philip Nemec ,  Anne Aula

IPC: B60W30/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B62D15/02

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle detects a tailgating vehicle and uses various response mechanisms. A vehicle is identified as a tailgater based on whether its characteristics meet a variable threshold. When the autonomous vehicle is traveling at slower speeds, the threshold is defined in distance. When the autonomous vehicle is traveling at faster speeds, the threshold is defined in time. The autonomous vehicle responds to the tailgater by modifying its driving behavior. In one example, the autonomous vehicle adjusts a headway buffer (defined in time) from another vehicle in front of the autonomous vehicle. In this regard, if the tailgater is T seconds too close to the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle increases the headway buffer to the vehicle in front of it by some amount relative to T.