System for augmenting autonomous vehicle perception using smart nodes

A system for providing navigational control information to a fleet of vehicles, comprising:

• a network of nodes distributed within a geographical area, wherein:
• each node is located at a different intersection in the geographical area, and
• each node comprises:
• a computer vision system with a node vision range,
• a processor, and
• a computer-readable storage medium comprising programming instructions that are configured to, when executed, cause the processor to generate augmented perception data that includes location data in a global coordinate system and motion data for each moving object of interest monitored in the node vision range by the computer vision system;
• and
• a remote server system comprising:
• a database of the augmented perception data associated with the network of nodes, and
• a server that is configured to:
• receive a query from a vehicle of the fleet of vehicles for the augmented perception data associated with an imminent path of the vehicle,
• in response to the query, search the database for resultant augmented perception data associated with the imminent path, and
• communicate, over a wireless communication network, the resultant augmented perception data associated with the imminent path to the vehicle, wherein the augmented perception data is to control navigation of the vehicle through one or more imminent intersections along the imminent path.