MAPPING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a first construction object associated with a construction zone;
mapping an area of the construction zone based on the identified construction object;
classifying, by a processor, an activity type of the construction zone based on detailed map information;
adding the area of the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information;
subsequent to adding the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, identifying a second construction object at a given location;
identifying, from the detailed map information, the area of the construction zone and the classification based on the given location; and
operating, at the area of the construction zone, a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode based on the classification stored in the detailed map information.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to differentiating between active and inactive construction zones. In one example, this may include identifying a construction object associated with a construction zone. The identified construction object may be used to map the area of the construction zone. Detailed map information may then be used to classify the activity of the construction zone. The area of the construction zone and the classification may be added to the detailed map information. Subsequent to adding the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, the construction object (or another construction object) may be identified. The location of the construction object may be used to identify the construction zone and classification from the detailed map information. The classification of the classification may be used to operate a vehicle having an autonomous mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a first construction object associated with a construction zone; mapping an area of the construction zone based on the identified construction object; classifying, by a processor, an activity type of the construction zone based on detailed map information; adding the area of the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information; subsequent to adding the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, identifying a second construction object at a given location; identifying, from the detailed map information, the area of the construction zone and the classification based on the given location; and operating, at the area of the construction zone, a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode based on the classification stored in the detailed map information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving information identifying a construction zone and a classification of an activity type of the construction zone; adding an area of the construction zone and the classification to detailed map information; subsequent to adding the area of the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, identifying, by a processor, a construction object at a given location; and operating a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode based on the classification stored in the detailed map information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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memory storing detailed map information; a processor configured to; identify a first construction object associated with a construction zone; map an area of the construction zone based on the identified construction object; classify an activity type of the construction zone based on the detailed map information; add the area of the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information; subsequent to adding the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, identify a second construction object at a given location; identify, from the detailed map information, the area of the construction zone and the classification based on the given location; and operate, at the area of the construction zone, a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode based on the classification stored in the detailed map information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification