Remote operation extending an existing route to a destination

US11460841B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US
• United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA · US
• Renault S.A.S. · FR

Inventors

• Siddharth Thakur · Fremont, US
• Armelle Guerin · Woodside, US
• Atsuhide Kobashi · Sunnyvale, US
• Julius S. Gyorfi · Vernon Hills, US
• Mark Allan · Campbell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 4, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2050/146
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus for remote support of autonomous operation of a vehicle includes a processor that is configured to perform a method including receiving, from a vehicle traversing a driving route from a start point to an end point at a destination, an assistance request signal identifying an inability of the vehicle at the destination to reach the end point, generating a first map display including a representation of a geographical area and the vehicle within the geographical area, receiving, from the vehicle, sensor data from one or more sensing devices of the vehicle, generating a remote support interface including the first map display and the sensor data, and transmitting instruction data to the vehicle that includes an alternative end point at the destination responsive to an input signal provided to the remote support interface.