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US 10,829,116 B2Granted
Affecting functions of a vehicle based on function-related information about its environment
AssigneenuTonomy Inc.
InventorsKarl Iagnemma, Baoxing Qin, Philipp Robbel
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Abstract
Among other things, information is received that identifies or defines a function-related feature of an environment of a vehicle. Function-related information is generated that corresponds to the function-related feature.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors of a vehicle, information that identifies or defines a first function-related feature of a first environment of the vehicle;
- generating, by the one or more processors, first function-related information that corresponds to the first function-related feature, the first function-related information comprising geographical information that corresponds to the first function-related feature;
- associating the first function-related information with the first function-related feature in a database;
- causing the vehicle to self-drive and self-navigate in the first environment in accordance with the first function-related feature;
- while the vehicle is traveling in the first environment:
- detecting, by the one or more processors, that the vehicle has entered or is about to enter a second environment that is different than the first environment;
- receiving, by the one or more processors, second information that identifies or defines a second function-related feature of the second environment that is different than the first environment;
- generating, by the one or more processors, second function-related information that corresponds to the second function-related feature, the second function-related information comprising geographical information that corresponds to the second function-related feature;
- associating the second function-related information with the second function-related feature in the database;
- and
- causing the vehicle to self-drive and self-navigate in the second environment in accordance with the second function-related feature.
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A self-driving vehicle comprising:
- one or more sensors;
- one or more actuators;
- one or more processors;
- memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving information that identifies or defines a first function-related feature of a first environment;
- generating first function-related information that corresponds to the first function-related feature, the first function-related information comprising geographical information that corresponds to the first function-related feature;
- associating the first function-related information with the first function-related feature in a database;
- causing, by input to the one or more actuators, the vehicle to self-drive and self-navigate in the first environment in accordance with the first function-related feature;
- while the vehicle is traveling in the first environment:
- detecting, by the one or more sensors or other data sources, that the vehicle has entered or is about to enter a second environment that is different than the first environment;
- receiving second information that identifies or defines a second function-related feature of the second environment;
- generating second function-related information that corresponds to the second function-related feature, the second function-related information comprising geographical information that corresponds to the second function-related feature;
- associating the second function-related information with the second function-related feature in the database;
- and
- causing, by input to the one or more actuators, the vehicle to self-drive and self-navigate in the second environment in accordance with the second function-related feature.
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A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving information that identifies or defines a first function-related feature of a first environment;
- generating first function-related information that corresponds to the first function-related feature, the first function-related information comprising geographical information that corresponds to the first function-related feature;
- associating the first function-related information with the first function-related feature in a database;
- causing a vehicle to self-drive and self-navigate in the first environment in accordance with the first function-related feature;
- while the vehicle is traveling in the first environment:
- detecting that the vehicle has entered or is about to enter a second environment that is different than the first operating environment;
- receiving second information that identifies or defines a second function-related feature of the second environment;
- generating second function-related information that corresponds to the second function-related feature, the second function-related information comprising geographical information that corresponds to the second function-related feature;
- associating the second function-related information with the second function-related feature in the database;
- and
- causing the vehicle to self-drive and self-navigate in the second environment in accordance with the second function-related feature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.