Generation of solution data for autonomous vehicles to negotiate problem situations

US10935973B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US
• United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA · US

Inventors

• Liam Pedersen · San Francisco, US
• Maarten Sierhuis · San Francisco, US
• Hans Utz · Decatur, US
• Mauro Della Penna · San Francisco, US
• Terrence Fong · Sunnyvale, US
• Mark Allan · Campbell, US
• Maria Bualat · San Jose, US
• Eric Schafer · Poway, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 6, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 2, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 6, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/20
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media for generating solution data for autonomous vehicles to negotiate problem situations have been disclosed. The disclosed technology generates state data associated with a vehicle using sensor data received from the vehicle and from external objects within a vicinity of the vehicle. The state data includes any of a location of the vehicle, a destination of the vehicle, an operational status of the vehicle, and information associated with a vehicle environment. In response to determining that the state data satisfies a state criterion, a determination of solution profile data that matches the state data is made on the basis of a comparison of the state data to the solution profile data. Solution data is generated using the matching solution profile data to transmit the solution data to the vehicle for execution.