Autonomous vehicle operation at multi-stop intersections
First Claim
1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the method comprising:
- detecting one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle;
determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection;
responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including stopping short of an originally intended stopping point in a current travel lane of the autonomous vehicle such that the detected one or more other objects arrive at the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle; and
causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver, whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle can operate with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection. One or more other objects (e.g., vehicles) approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle can be detected. An arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection can be determined. In response to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined. As an example, the driving maneuver can include stopping short of an originally intended stopping point and/or decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is not substantially the same as the other objects at the multi-stop intersection. The autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including stopping short of an originally intended stopping point in a current travel lane of the autonomous vehicle such that the detected one or more other objects arrive at the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver, whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is later than the determined arrival time of the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver, whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including remaining stopped at the multi-stop intersection for a predetermined period of time; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver, whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 16)
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8. A system for an autonomous vehicle a multi-stop intersection comprising:
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a sensor system configured to detect one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor system, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including stopping short of an originally intended stopping point in a current travel lane of the autonomous vehicle such that the detected one or more other objects arrive at the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A system for an autonomous vehicle a multi-stop intersection comprising:
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a sensor system configured to detect one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor system, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is later than the determined arrival time of the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for an autonomous vehicle a multi-stop intersection comprising:
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a sensor system configured to detect one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor system, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including remaining stopped at the multi-stop intersection for a predetermined period of time; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver, whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 17)
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14. A computer program product for operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and a detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection, the detected one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle, the driving maneuver including one of; stopping short of an originally intended stopping point in a current travel lane of the autonomous vehicle such that the detected one or more other objects arrive at the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle, or decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is later than the determined arrival time of the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver, whereby the autonomous vehicles indicates its intention to allow the detected one or more other objects to proceed through the multi-stop intersection before the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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