Autonomous vehicle notification system
US9953538B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/005
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
As the number of autonomous vehicles on the road increases, the need to better integrate those vehicles with traffic also increases. As discussed, various entities in common traffic scenarios (e.g., other vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, etc.) are all accustomed to navigating traffic in particular ways. Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for autonomous vehicles to identify entities in traffic and communicate messages to those entities based on the autonomous vehicle's planned movements. For example, embodiments allow the use of one or more notification devices distributed across an autonomous vehicle to provide messages to nearby entities. Accordingly, embodiments utilize available sensor data to identify nearby entities and provide messages to these entities.
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