Determining a road surface characteristic

G Stein - US Patent 10,696,227, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are provided for determining a road surface characteristic. In
one implementation, a system includes at least one processing device programmed to …

Autonomous vehicle component maintenance and repair

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle control relating to
malfunctions are disclosed. Malfunctioning sensors or software of autonomous vehicles may …

Extended lane blind spot detection

O Lei, AR Murray, TA Be, DJ Orris - US Patent 9,925,920, 2018 - Google Patents
A vehicle system includes at least one sensor that can detect a first target vehicle in a first
blind spot and a second target vehicle in a second blind spot. The first blind spot is …

Sensor malfunction detection

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for assessing, detecting, and responding to malfunctions involving
components of autonomous vehicles and/or smart homes are described herein …

Method and system for repairing a malfunctioning autonomous vehicle

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for repairing a malfunctioning autono mous vehicle (AV) or semi-
autonomous vehicle (SAV) are described herein. The AV or SAV may determine that an …

Virtual testing of autonomous environment control system

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for assessing, detecting, and responding to malfunctions involving
components of autonomous vehicles and/or smart homes are described herein …

Component damage and salvage assessment

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for assessing, detecting, and responding to malfunctions involving
components of autonomous vehicle and/or smart homes are described herein. Autonomous …

Autonomous vehicle trip routing

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data filed on Dec. 14, 2016, provisional application No. 62/434,361,
filed on Dec. 14, 2016, provisional application No. 62/434370, filed on Dec. 14, 2016 …

Autonomous vehicle trip routing

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle routing are disclosed.
Roadway suitability for autonomous operation is scored to facilitate use in route …

Autonomous vehicle action communications

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for communicating between autono mous vehicles are described
herein. Such communication may be performed for signaling, collision avoidance, path …