Restricting areas available to autonomous and teleoperated vehicles
US11176831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096725
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle policy server maintains a set of policies for constraining operations of one or more remote vehicles. The policies may specify areas, locations, or routes that specified vehicles are restricted from accessing based on a set of acquired information. An application programming interface (API) enables programmatic updates of the policies or related information. Policies may be enforced by transmitting control signals fully or in part to onboard vehicle computers or to a teleoperation support module providing remote support to the vehicles using human teleoperators and/or artificial intelligence agents. The control signals may directly control the vehicles or teleoperation, or may cause a navigation system to present known restrictions in a suitable fashion such as generating an augmented reality display or mapping overlays.
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