Tensor-based driving scenario characterization

US11390301B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

• Siva Kumar Sastry Hari · Sunnyvale, US
• Iuri Frosio · San Jose, US
• Zahra Ghodsi · New York, US
• Anima Anandkumar · Santa Clara, US
• Timothy Tsai · Milpitas, US
• Stephen W. Keckler · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 10, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 19, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W30/095
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Techniques to characterize driving scenarios for autonomous vehicles characterize a path in a driving scenario according to metrics such as narrowness and effort. The scenarios may be characterized using a tree-based or tensor-based approach.