Using cameras for detecting objects near a vehicle
US10852741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for autonomously controlling a vehicle is disclosed. In some examples, a vehicle can maneuver out of a parking space in an autonomous and unmanned operation. While parking, the vehicle can capture first one or more images of its surroundings and store the images in a memory included in the vehicle. Upon starting up, the vehicle can capture second one or more images of its surroundings and compare them to the first one or more images to determine if there is an object, person, or animal proximate to the vehicle, for example. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that there is no object, person, or vehicle present that was not present during parking, the vehicle can autonomously move from the parking space with or without a user present in the vehicle.
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