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Remote operation of vehicles in close-quarter environments

US10908604B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH · DE

Inventors

Cyril Rastoll · Palo Alto, US
Shahram Rezaei · Dublin, IE
Malte Joos · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2018
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2300/406
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Techniques for remote operation of vehicles are presented. Remote operation can involve maneuvering, by a vehicle computer system, a vehicle based on driving instructions from a remote computer system. The vehicle computer system collects sensor data from a plurality of sensors onboard the vehicle. Based on the sensor data, data associated with a visual representation of the surrounding environment is generated and sent to the remote computer system. The generating of the data can involve fusing sensor data to identify one or more features of a surrounding environment. The generated data may be indicative of the identified features. The visual representation is output on a display device of the remote computer system. The driving instructions can be based on human input supplied in response to the visual representation. In certain embodiments, the vehicle is maneuvered toward a location within proximity of a parking space before performing automated parking.

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