Detection of traffic dynamics and road changes in autonomous driving
US10254763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/028
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter involves a system and method for dynamic object identification and environmental changes for use with autonomous vehicles. For efficient detection of changes for autonomous, or partially autonomous vehicles, embodiments may use a technique based on background removal and image subtraction which use motion detection rather than full object identification for all objects in an image. Road side units proximate to a road segment or virtual road side units in the cloud, other vehicles or mobile device (e.g., drones) are used to retrieve and store background images for a road segment, to be used by the autonomous vehicle. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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