TORC Robotics, Inc. (20250058781). COURTESY LANE SELECTION PARADIGM

COURTESY LANE SELECTION PARADIGM

Organization Name

TORC Robotics, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Adam Shoemaker of Blacksburg VA (US)

John Blankenhorn of Blacksburg VA (US)

Garrett Madsen of Blacksburg VA (US)

Joshua Petrin of Blacksburg VA (US)

Ajay Tulsyan of Blacksburg VA (US)

Paul Brown of Blacksburg VA (US)

Savio Pereira of Blacksburg VA (US)

William Davis of Blacksburg VA (US)

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Yexuan Hao of Blacksburg VA (US)

COURTESY LANE SELECTION PARADIGM

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250058781 titled 'COURTESY LANE SELECTION PARADIGM

Original Abstract Submitted

embodiments herein include systems and methods of generating lane selection cost values to control autonomous vehicles to accommodate merging vehicles in a tapering lane (or merge lane). an autonomy system can identify a tapering lane in map data and detect a merging vehicle situated in the tapering lane using perception sensor data. the autonomy system includes a lane-selection cost function that generates lane-selection cost values for the lanes available to the automated vehicle, which the autonomy system references to determine whether to continue traveling a current lane or change lanes into an adjacent lane. the lane-selection cost function may apply a courtesy weight when detecting the merging vehicle, such that the autonomy system causes the automated vehicle to change lanes as a courtesy to the merging vehicle, but without overriding other safety-related factors of the lane-selection cost function or trajectory planning functions.