# US 12,602,996 B2 · Autonomous vehicle traffic control at hubs > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,602,996 B2 - Document ID: US12602996B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/448,848 - Filed: 2023-08-11 - Published: 2025-02-13 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-08-11 - Assignees: TORC Robotics, Inc. - Applicants: TORC Robotics, Inc. - Inventors: Harish Pullagurla; Omid Karimpour; Himanshu Sardesai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602996B2 ## CPC - G08G 1/096725: {where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control} - G08G 1/0112: {from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]} - G08G 1/0133: {for classifying traffic situation} - G08G 1/0145: {for active traffic flow control} - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract Systems and methods of automatic correction of map data for autonomous vehicle navigation are disclosed. One or more servers can receive an indication of a traffic condition at an autonomous vehicle hub; upon receiving the indication of the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub, identify an autonomous vehicle traveling a route that includes the autonomous vehicle hub; generate a control command for the autonomous vehicle based on the route and the traffic condition; and transmit the control command to the autonomous vehicle to correct the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: monitoring, by one or more processors coupled to memory, a traffic condition at an autonomous vehicle hub; determine a change in the traffic condition based on the monitoring; upon determining that the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub has changed, identifying, by the one or more processors, an autonomous vehicle traveling a route that includes the autonomous vehicle hub; generating, by the one or more processors, a control command for the autonomous vehicle based on the route and a change in the traffic condition, wherein the control command causes the autonomous vehicle to correct the change in traffic condition; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, the control command to the autonomous vehicle to correct the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured execute the control command. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic condition comprises a predetermined number of autonomous vehicles being located at the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is received from a second autonomous vehicle at the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is received from a computing system of the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the autonomous vehicle comprises accessing, by the one or more processors, mission control data for a plurality of autonomous vehicles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control command comprises a command that causes the autonomous vehicle to slow down. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control command comprises a command that causes the autonomous vehicle to navigate a predetermined distance from a second vehicle traveling towards the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control command comprises a command to stop the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors, a second indication that the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub has been resolved; and generating, by the one or more processors, a second control command for the autonomous vehicle responsive to the second indication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the second control command comprises a command to resume traveling the route. ### Claim 11 A system, comprising: one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory, the one or more processors configured to: monitor an indication of a traffic condition at an autonomous vehicle hub; determine a change in the traffic condition based on the monitoring; upon determining that a traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub has changed, identify an autonomous vehicle traveling a route that includes the autonomous vehicle hub; generate a control command for the autonomous vehicle based on the route and a change in the traffic condition, wherein the control command causes the autonomous vehicle to correct the change in traffic condition; and transmit the control command to the autonomous vehicle to correct the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured execute the control command. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the traffic condition comprises a predetermined number of autonomous vehicles being located at the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the indication is received from a second autonomous vehicle at the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the indication is received from a computing system of the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify the autonomous vehicle by performing operations comprising accessing mission control data for a plurality of autonomous vehicles. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control command comprises a command that causes the autonomous vehicle to slow down. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control command comprises a command that causes the autonomous vehicle to navigate a predetermined distance from a second vehicle traveling towards the autonomous vehicle hub. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control command comprises a command to stop the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a second indication that the traffic condition at the autonomous vehicle hub has been resolved; and generate a second control command for the autonomous vehicle responsive to the second indication. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein the second control command comprises a command to resume traveling the route.