Waymo LLC patent applications on November 14th, 2024
Patent Applications by Waymo LLC on November 14th, 2024
Waymo LLC: 4 patent applications
Waymo LLC has applied for patents in the areas of G06N20/00 (2), B60K35/00 (1), B60K35/26 (1), B60K35/28 (1), B60W60/00 (1) B60K35/00 (1), B60W60/0016 (1), G01J1/0407 (1), G06Q10/025 (1)
With keywords such as: location, vehicle, candidate, side, light, trips, time, waveguide, requests, and assistance in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Waymo LLC
Inventor(s): Maria Moon of Mountain View CA (US) for waymo llc, Julien Charles Mercay of Redwood City CA (US) for waymo llc, Kyle Bechtel of San Mateo CA (US) for waymo llc, Ryan Powell of San Francisco CA (US) for waymo llc, Clement Wright of San Francisco CA (US) for waymo llc
IPC Code(s): B60K35/00, B60K35/26, B60K35/28
CPC Code(s): B60K35/00
Abstract: aspects of the technology relate to assisting a passenger in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. for instance, after a door of the vehicle is opened, a predetermined period of time may be waited by processors of computing devices of the vehicle. after waiting the predetermined period of time and when the vehicle's door remains open, a set of instructions for closing the vehicle's door may be played by the processors through a speaker of the vehicle. once the door of the vehicle is closed, an announcement may be played by the processors through the speaker requesting that the passenger press a first button to initiate a ride to a destination. in response to the first button being pressed, the ride to the destination may be initiated by the processors by maneuvering the vehicle autonomously to the destination.
20240375684. PULL-OVER LOCATION SELECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING_simplified_abstract_(waymo llc)
Inventor(s): Jonathan Lee Pedersen of Brooklyn NY (US) for waymo llc, Yu Zheng of Milpitas CA (US) for waymo llc, Eamonn Michael Doherty of Mountain View CA (US) for waymo llc, Brian Clair Williammee of Santa Cruz CA (US) for waymo llc, Kevin Joseph Malta of San Francisco CA (US) for waymo llc, Chung Eun Kim of San Mateo CA (US) for waymo llc, Xu Dong of Sunnyvale CA (US) for waymo llc
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W30/18, B60W40/06, G06N20/00
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0016
Abstract: methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting a pull-over location using machine learning. one of the methods includes obtaining data specifying a target pull-over location for an autonomous vehicle travelling on a roadway. a plurality of candidate pull-over locations in a vicinity of the target pull-over location are identified. for each candidate pull-over location, an input that includes features of the candidate pull-over location is processed using a machine learning model to generate a respective likelihood score representing a predicted likelihood that the candidate pull-over location is an optimal location. the features of the candidate pull-over location include one or more features that compare the candidate pull-over location to the target pull-over location. using the respective likelihood scores, one of the candidate pull-over locations is selected as an actual pull-over location for the autonomous vehicle.
20240377245. Light Detection using an Aperture_simplified_abstract_(waymo llc)
Inventor(s): Pierre-Yves Droz of Los Altos CA (US) for waymo llc, David Hutchison of Santa Clara CA (US) for waymo llc
IPC Code(s): G01J1/04, G01J1/44, G01S7/481, G01S17/89, G02B6/08
CPC Code(s): G01J1/0407
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture. one example implementation includes a system. the system includes a lens disposed relative to a scene. the lens focuses light from the scene. the system also includes an aperture defined within an opaque material. the system also includes a waveguide having a first side that receives light focused by the lens and transmitted through the aperture. the waveguide guides the received light toward a second side of the waveguide opposite to the first side. the waveguide has a third side extending between the first side and the second side. the system also includes an array of light detectors that intercepts and detects light propagating out of the third side of the waveguide.
Inventor(s): Ganesh Balachandran of Mountain View CA (US) for waymo llc, Salil Pandit of Palo Alto CA (US) for waymo llc
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/02, G06N5/04, G06N20/00
CPC Code(s): G06Q10/025
Abstract: aspects of the disclosure relate to generating a model to assess maximum numbers of concurrent trips for an autonomous vehicle transportation service. for instance, historical trip data, including when requests for assistance were made, response times for those requests for assistance, and a number of available resources when each of the requests for assistance were made may be received. in addition, a number of concurrent trips, or trips that overlap in time, occurring when each of the requests for assistance were made may be received. the model may be trained using the historical trip data and the numbers of concurrent trips. the model may be configured to provide a maximum number of concurrent trips given a period of time, a number of available resources, and a response time requirement.
