Safety and comfort constraints for navigation

An apparatus for a host vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing device programmed to:
• receive a first output from a first data source associated with the host vehicle and a second output from a second data source associated with the host vehicle, wherein at least one of the first data source and the second data source comprise a sensor onboard the host vehicle;
• identify a target object in the first output;
• determine whether a characteristic of the target object triggers at least one navigational constraint by:
• verifying the identification of the target object based on the first output;
• and
• if the at least one navigational constraint is not verified based on the first output, then verifying the identification of the target object based on a combination of the first output and the second output;
• and
• in response to the verification, cause at least one navigational change to the host vehicle.

A computer-implemented method for a host vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving a first output from a first data source associated with the host vehicle and a second output from a second data source associated with the host vehicle, wherein at least one of the first data source and the second data source comprise a sensor onboard the host vehicle;
• identifying a target object in the first output;
• determining whether a characteristic of the target object triggers at least one navigational constraint by:
• verifying the identification of the target object based on a combination of the first output;
• and
• if the at least one navigational constraint is not verified based on the first output, then verifying the identification of the target object based on a combination of the first output and the second output;
• and
• in response to the verification, cause at least one navigational change to the host vehicle.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processing device, cause at least one processing device to:

• receive a first output from a first data source associated with the host vehicle and a second output from a second data source associated with the host vehicle, wherein at least one of the first data source and the second data source comprise a sensor onboard the host vehicle;
• identify a target object in the first output;
• determine whether a characteristic of the target object triggers at least one navigational constraint;
• verify the identification of the representation of the target object based on the first output;
• if the at least one navigational constraint is not triggered by the characteristic of the target object, verify the identification of the target object based on a combination of the first output and the second output;
• and
• in response to the verification, cause at least one navigational change to the host vehicle.

An apparatus for a host vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor means that includes an input means, an identifying means, a determining means, a verifying means, and an output means, the processor means programmed to:
• cause the input means to receive a first output from a first data source associated with the host vehicle and a second output from a second data source associated with the host vehicle, wherein at least one of the first data source and the second data source comprise a sensor onboard the host vehicle;
• cause the identifying means to identify a target object in the first output;
• cause the determining means to determine whether a characteristic of the target object triggers at least one navigational constraint by:
• causing the verifying means to verify the identification of the target object based on the first output;
• and
• if the at least one navigational constraint is not verified based on the first output, then verifying the identification of the target object based on a combination of the first output and the second output;
• and
• in response to the verification, cause the output means to output a signal that initiates at least one navigational change to the host vehicle.