Ambient lighting conditions for autonomous vehicles
US11280625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/45
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure relates to using ambient lighting conditions with passenger and goods pickups and drop offs with autonomous vehicles. For instance, a map of ambient lighting conditions for stopping locations may be generated by receiving ambient lighting condition data for predetermined stopping locations and arranging this data into a plurality of buckets based on time and one of the stopping locations. A vehicle may then be controlled in an autonomous driving mode in order to stop for a passenger by both observing ambient lighting conditions for different stopping locations and, in some instances, also using the map.
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