Method and apparatus for controlling autonomous vehicle

US11269324B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD. · CN

Inventors

• Mengmeng Tang · Beijing, CN
• Wanqi Chai · Beijing, CN
• Junping Wang · Beijing, CN
• Fan Yang · Redwood City, US
• Xiaohua Yang · Shanghai, CN
• Jing Li · Beekman, US
• Chen-An Chen · Sunnyvale, US
• Shi Hu · Beijing, CN
• Xuan Huang · Beijing, CN
• Yan Feng · Beijing, CN
• Wenlong Rao · Beijing, CN
• Haifeng Li · Zhejiang, CN
• Gao Yu · Beijing, CN
• Ning Yu · Beijing, CN
• Shuang Zhang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2756/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for controlling an autonomous vehicle are provided according to the embodiments of the disclosure. The method includes: sending, in response to determining that a pedestrian is in a first target area, behavior prompt information representing prompting the pedestrian to make a corresponding behavior; determining whether a deceleration condition matching the behavior prompt information is satisfied based on acquired behavior information of the pedestrian; and sending control information for reducing a moving speed of the autonomous vehicle, in response to determining that the deceleration condition is satisfied and determining that a speed of the autonomous vehicle is greater than a preset deceleration threshold. According to the embodiments, deceleration control of the autonomous vehicle is achieved based on the response of the pedestrian to the behavior prompt information.