Determining autonomous vehicle routes

US10656645B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• UATC, LLC · US

Inventors

• Andrew Raymond Sturges · San Francisco, US
• Alexander Edward Chao · Oakland, US
• Yifang Liu · Redwood City, US
• Xiaodong Zhang · Pittsburgh, US
• Richard Donnelly · Pittsburgh, US
• Bryan John Nagy · Pittsburgh, US
• Jeff Schneider · Pittsburgh, US
• Collin C. Otis · Weavertown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2017
• Grant date: May 19, 2020
• Expiry date: Feb 6, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/644
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for determining a canonical route includes receiving trip data associated with one or more traversals of a plurality of roadways in a geographic location by one or more autonomous vehicles. The method includes generating at least one canonical route based on the trip data, wherein the at least one canonical route includes at least one roadway connected with another roadway in the plurality of roadways. The method includes providing canonical route data associated with the at least one canonical route to an autonomous vehicle for controlling travel of the autonomous vehicle on the at least one canonical route.