Remote Assistance for Autonomous Vehicles in Predetermined Situations
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining a representation of an environment of an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment;
based on the representation, identifying a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance;
sending a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request comprising the representation of the environment and the identified situation;
receiving a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation; and
causing the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation.
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Abstract
Example systems and methods enable an autonomous vehicle to request assistance from a remote operator in certain predetermined situations. One example method includes determining a representation of an environment of an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment. Based on the representation, the method may also include identifying a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance. The method may further include sending a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request including the representation of the environment and the identified situation. The method may additionally include receiving a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation. The method may also include causing the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining a representation of an environment of an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment; based on the representation, identifying a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance; sending a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request comprising the representation of the environment and the identified situation; receiving a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation; and causing the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a request for assistance from an autonomous vehicle, the request comprising a representation of an environment of the autonomous vehicle and an identified situation from a predetermined set of situations; receiving sensor data representative of the environment of the autonomous vehicle; based on the representation of the environment and the sensor data, determining an autonomous operation for the autonomous vehicle to perform in the identified situation; and sending a response to the request for assistance to the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation in the identified situation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a control system configured to; determine a representation of an environment of the autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment; based on the representation, identify a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance; send a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request comprising the representation of the environment and the identified situation; receive a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation; and cause the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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