Confidence levels along the same predicted trajectory of an obstacle

J Tao, XU Kecheng, XU Jiaxuan, H Sun, J Pan… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a process is performed during control ling Autonomous Driving Vehicle
(ADV). A plurality of point confidence scores are determined, each defining a reliability of a …

Methods and systems for utilizing vehicles to investigate events

Y Lassoued, J Monteil, M Mevissen - US Patent 11,024,169, 2021 - Google Patents
Embodiments for utilizing vehicles to investigate events are provided. Spatiotemporal
information is received from each of a plurality of vehicles. Each of the plurality of vehicles …

Method and system for assessing and mitigating risks encounterable by an autonomous vehicle

J Crossman, C Johnson, EB Olson - US Patent 12,027,053, 2024 - Google Patents
B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR
DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID …

Vehicle control device

D Kato, H Oguro - US Patent 11,142,197, 2021 - Google Patents
In this vehicle control device, a low-level short-term trajectory generating unit generates a
short-term trajectory by using the newest dynamic external environment recognition …

Systems and methods for vehicle-to-vehicle communications for improved autonomous vehicle operations

S Manivasagam, M Liang, B Yang, W Zeng… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for vehicle-to-vehicle communications are provided. An
example computer-implemented method includes obtaining from a first autonomous vehicle …

Method for determining exiting intersection of moving objects for autonomous driving vehicles

H Sun, J Pan, XU Kecheng, Y Zhang… - US Patent 11,136,023, 2021 - Google Patents
A moving object such as a vehicle is identified within an intersection having multiple exits.
The moving object and the intersection and its exits may be identified based on sensor data …

Methods, computer programs, apparatuses, a vehicle, and a traffic entity for updating an environmental model of a vehicle

A Pfadler, G Jornod - US Patent 11,545,034, 2023 - Google Patents
Methods, computer programs, apparatuses, a transportation vehicle, and a traffic entity for
updating an environmental model at a transportation vehicle. The method for a trans …

Empathic autonomous vehicle

EV Kline, SK Rakshit - US Patent 11,151,883, 2021 - Google Patents
An autonomous vehicle is provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body,
sensors and a processing element. The sensors are deployed on the vehicle body to sense …

Method and system for conditional operation of an autonomous agent

C Johnson, A Cunningham, T Saucer… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A method for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes: collecting a set of
inputs; processing the set of inputs; determining a set of policies for the agent; evaluating the …

Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and medium

K Yu - US Patent App. 16/983,005, 2021 - Google Patents
When a vehicle heads from a first road toward a second road which at least partially
intersects with the first road while traveling, other vehicle heads from the second road to a …