Cyclist hand signal detection by an autonomous vehicle

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving a plurality of data points corresponding to an environment of an autonomous vehicle;
• determining one or more subsets of data points from the plurality of data points, wherein the one or more subsets of data points are indicative of at least a body region of a cyclist wherein the body region of the cyclist comprises an upper-body region of the cyclist including at least one arm of the cyclist;
• based on an output of a comparison of the one or more subsets with one or more predetermined sets of cycling signals, determining an expected adjustment of one or more of a speed of the cyclist and a direction of movement of the cyclist;
• and
• based on the expected adjustment, providing instructions to adjust one or more of a speed of the autonomous vehicle and a direction of movement of the autonomous vehicle.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform functions comprising:
• receiving a plurality of data points corresponding to an environment of an autonomous vehicle,
• determining one or more subsets of data points from the plurality of data points, wherein the one or more subsets of data points are indicative of at least a body region of a cyclist, wherein the body region of the cyclist comprises an upper-body region of the cyclist including at least one arm of the cyclist,
• based on an output of a comparison of the one or more subsets with one or more predetermined sets of cycling signals, determining an expected adjustment of one or more of a speed of the cyclist and a direction of movement of the cyclist, and
• based on the expected adjustment, providing instructions to adjust one or more of a speed of the autonomous vehicle and a direction of movement of the autonomous vehicle.