Waymo LLC (20250076467). Self-Driving Sensor System

Self-Driving Sensor System

Organization Name

Waymo LLC

Inventor(s)

Yi-Hui Bruce-wen of San Francisco CA (US)

YooJung Ahn of Mountain View CA (US)

Jared S. Gross of Belmont CA (US)

Joshua Newby of San Francisco CA (US)

Jerry Chen of Cupertino CA (US)

Ralph Hamilton Shepard of Menlo Park CA (US)

Adam Brown of Mountain View CA (US)

Self-Driving Sensor System

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250076467 titled 'Self-Driving Sensor System

Original Abstract Submitted

the technology employs a contrasting color scheme on different surfaces for sensor housing assemblies mounted on exterior parts of a vehicle that is configured to operate in an autonomous driving mode. lighter and darker colors may be chosen on different surfaces according to a thermal budget for a given sensor housing assembly, due to the different types of sensors arranged along particular surfaces, or to provide color contrast for different regions of the assembly. for instance, differing colors such as black/white or blue/white, and different finishes such as matte or glossy, may be selected to enhance certain attributes or to minimize issues associated with a sensor housing assembly.