IDENTIFYING UNASSIGNED PASSENGERS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230259836A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18306390

    申请日:2023-04-25

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    CPC classification number: G06Q10/025 G06Q50/30 G06Q50/10 G01C21/343

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for confirming the identity of a passenger and changing destination of a vehicle. This may include receiving dispatching instructions to pick up a first passenger at a pickup location and to drop off the first passenger at a first destination as well as authentication information for authenticating a first client computing device of the first passenger. Once the client device is authenticated and a second passenger enters the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered towards the first destination. While doing so, a location of the vehicle is compared to location information received from the client computing devices. A notification is sent to a dispatching server based on the comparison and a second destination location is received in response. The vehicle is then maneuvered towards the second destination instead of the first destination.

    Tracking vanished objects for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11643115B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US16427610

    申请日:2019-05-31

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, sensor data may be received from one or more sensors of the perception system of the vehicle, the sensor data identifying characteristics of an object perceived by the perception system. When it is determined that the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system, predicted characteristics for the object may be generated based on one or more of the identified characteristics. The predicted characteristics of the object may be used to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode such that the vehicle is able to respond to the object when it is determined that the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system.

    CONTEXT AWARE STOPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20200264612A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16815751

    申请日:2020-03-11

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to context aware stopping of a vehicle without a driver. As an example, after a passenger has entered the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered by one or more processors in an autonomous driving mode towards a destination location along a route. The route is divided into two or more stages. A signal is received by the one or more processors. The signal indicates that the passenger is requesting that the vehicle stop or pull over. In response to the signal, the one or more processors determine a current stage of the route based on a current distance of the vehicle from a pickup location where the passenger entered the vehicle or a current distance of the vehicle from the destination location. The one or more processors then stop the vehicle in accordance with the determined current stage.

    Identifying unassigned passengers for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11669783B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US17368007

    申请日:2021-07-06

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    CPC classification number: G06Q10/025 G01C21/343 G06Q50/10 G06Q50/30

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for confirming the identity of a passenger and changing destination of a vehicle. This may include receiving dispatching instructions to pick up a first passenger at a pickup location and to drop off the first passenger at a first destination as well as authentication information for authenticating a first client computing device of the first passenger. Once the client device is authenticated and a second passenger enters the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered towards the first destination. While doing so, a location of the vehicle is compared to location information received from the client computing devices. A notification is sent to a dispatching server based on the comparison and a second destination location is received in response. The vehicle is then maneuvered towards the second destination instead of the first destination.

    TRACKING VANISHED OBJECTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20200377092A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16427610

    申请日:2019-05-31

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, sensor data may be received from one or more sensors of the perception system of the vehicle, the sensor data identifying characteristics of an object perceived by the perception system. That the object mt is no longer being perceived by the perception system may be determined. Based on the determination, predicted characteristics for the object may be generated based on one or more of the characteristics. The predicted characteristics of the object may be used to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode such that the vehicle is able to respond to the object when the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system.

    CONTEXT AWARE STOPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20190064808A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15683028

    申请日:2017-08-22

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to context aware stopping of a vehicle without a driver. As an example, after a passenger has entered the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered by one or more processors in an autonomous driving mode towards a destination location along a route. The route is divided into two or more stages. A signal is received by the one or more processors. The signal indicates that the passenger is requesting that the vehicle stop or pull over. In response to the signal, the one or more processors determine a current stage of the route based on a current distance of the vehicle from a pickup location where the passenger entered the vehicle or a current distance of the vehicle from the destination location. The one or more processors then stop the vehicle in accordance with the determined current stage.

    CONTEXT AWARE STOPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220390944A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17865007

    申请日:2022-07-14

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to context aware stopping of a vehicle without a driver. As an example, after a passenger has entered the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered by one or more processors in an autonomous driving mode towards a destination location along a route. The route is divided into two or more stages. A signal is received by the one or more processors. The signal indicates that the passenger is requesting that the vehicle stop or pull over. In response to the signal, the one or more processors determine a current stage of the route based on a current distance of the vehicle from a pickup location where the passenger entered the vehicle or a current distance of the vehicle from the destination location. The one or more processors then stop the vehicle in accordance with the determined current stage.

    Context aware stopping for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11422558B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16815751

    申请日:2020-03-11

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to context aware stopping of a vehicle without a driver. As an example, after a passenger has entered the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered by one or more processors in an autonomous driving mode towards a destination location along a route. The route is divided into two or more stages. A signal is received by the one or more processors. The signal indicates that the passenger is requesting that the vehicle stop or pull over. In response to the signal, the one or more processors determine a current stage of the route based on a current distance of the vehicle from a pickup location where the passenger entered the vehicle or a current distance of the vehicle from the destination location. The one or more processors then stop the vehicle in accordance with the determined current stage.

    RECOGNIZING ASSIGNED PASSENGERS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20200210564A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16725256

    申请日:2019-12-23

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for recognizing an assigned passenger. For instance, dispatching instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location are received. The instructions include authentication information for authenticating a client computing device associated with the passenger. A vehicle is maneuvered in an autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location. The client device is then authenticated. After authentication, a set of pedestrians within a predetermined distance of the vehicle are identified from sensor information generated by a sensor of the vehicle and location information is received over a period of time from the client device. The received location information is used to estimate a velocity of the passenger. This estimated velocity is used to identify a subset of set of pedestrians that is likely to be the passenger. The vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to enter the vehicle based on the subset.

    TRACKING VANISHED OBJECTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240400110A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18796855

    申请日:2024-08-07

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, sensor data may be received from one or more sensors of the perception system of the vehicle, the sensor data identifying characteristics of an object perceived by the perception system. When it is determined that the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system, predicted characteristics for the object may be generated based on one or more of the identified characteristics. The predicted characteristics of the object may be used to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode such that the vehicle is able to respond to the object when it is determined that the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system.

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