Cost map fusion for lane selection

US12427987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TORC Robotics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Adam J. Shoemaker · Houston, US
• John BLANKENHORN · Christiansburg, US
• Garrett MADSEN · Austin, US
• Joshua PETRIN · Christiansburg, US
• Ajay Tulsyan · Austin, US
• Paul Anson Brown · Sunnyvale, US
• Savio Pereira · Austin, US
• William Davis · Blacksburg, US
• Daniel Fernandez · New York, US
• Yexuan Hao · Blacksburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2023
• Grant date: Sep 30, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods of generating lane selection cost maps to control autonomous vehicles are disclosed. An autonomous vehicle system can receive a plurality of cost values from a plurality of components of an autonomous vehicle; generate a lane selection cost map based on the plurality of cost values; determining that the autonomous vehicle should change lanes based on the lane selection cost map; and transmit a command that causes the autonomous vehicle to change lanes responsive to determining that the autonomous vehicle should change lanes.