Teleoperation system and method for trajectory modification of autonomous vehicles

US9507346B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Zoox, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jesse Sol Levinson · Redwood City, US
• Timothy David Kentley · Stanford, US
• Gabriel Thurston Sibley · Menlo Park, US
• Rachad Youssef Gamara · San Francisco, US
• Ashutosh Gajanan Rege · San Jose, US
• Gary Linscott · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 4, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09G2380/10
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an autonomous vehicle fleet as a service. More specifically, systems, devices, and methods are configured to initiate modification of trajectories to influence navigation of autonomous vehicles. In particular, a method may include receiving a teleoperation message via a communication link from an autonomous vehicle, detecting data from the teleoperation message specifying an event associated with the autonomous vehicle, identifying one or more courses of action to perform responsive to detecting the data specifying the event, and generating visualization data to present information associated with the event to a display of a teleoperator computing device.