Safety-assured remote driving for autonomous vehicles
US11274936B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D2109/10
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for traveling through a transportation network performs a method including generating a display that includes a geographical area about a starting location for route assistance through the transportation network and a virtual vehicle at the starting location, and forming a virtual path for the route assistance using the virtual vehicle. The virtual path includes a first portion obtained from advancing the virtual vehicle from the starting location while an autonomous vehicle (AV) is at the starting location and a second portion obtained from, after the virtual vehicle departs from the starting location, extrapolating from the virtual vehicle through the geographical area to a stopping location or an ending location of the route assistance. Points along the virtual path are continually transmitted to a trajectory planner of the AV while the virtual vehicle advances through the geographical area, and the trajectory planner generates a route for the AV conforming to the virtual path.
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