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US 2022/0028277 A1Published application
Real time fleet management for autonomous vehicles using puddle mapping
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorsVijaysai Patnaik, Robert Chen
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to managing a fleet of autonomous vehicles. For instance, a method may include receiving, from a plurality of the autonomous vehicles of the fleet, reports identifying locations of detected puddles. A miles per puddle rate may be determined based on the received reports. An operating policy for the fleet may be determined based on the miles per puddle rate. An instruction may be sent to one or more of the autonomous vehicles of the fleet in order to implement the operating policy.
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A method for managing a fleet of autonomous vehicles, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more server computing devices from a plurality of the autonomous vehicles of the fleet, reports identifying locations of detected puddles;
- determining, by the one or more server computing devices, a miles per puddle rate based on the received reports;
- determining, by the one or more server computing devices, an operating policy for the fleet based on the miles per puddle rate;
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- sending, by the one or more server computing devices, an instruction to one or more of the autonomous vehicles of the fleet in order to implement the operating policy.
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