TESTING PREDICTIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a first vehicle autonomously, the method comprising:
- planning, by one or more processors, to maneuver the first vehicle to complete an action;
predicting that a second vehicle will take a responsive action;
maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the first vehicle towards completing the action in a way that would allow the first vehicle to cancel completing the action prior without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the second vehicle is taking the particular responsive action in response to the maneuvering; and
when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, completing the action, by the one or more processors, by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to testing predictions of an autonomous vehicle relating to another vehicle or object in a roadway. For instance, one or more processors may plan to maneuver the autonomous vehicle to complete an action and predict that the other vehicle will take a responsive action. The autonomous vehicle is then maneuvered towards completing the action in a way that would allow the autonomous vehicle to cancel completing the action without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action. Thereafter, when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, the action is completed by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a first vehicle autonomously, the method comprising:
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planning, by one or more processors, to maneuver the first vehicle to complete an action; predicting that a second vehicle will take a responsive action; maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the first vehicle towards completing the action in a way that would allow the first vehicle to cancel completing the action prior without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action; determining, by the one or more processors, whether the second vehicle is taking the particular responsive action in response to the maneuvering; and when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, completing the action, by the one or more processors, by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling a first vehicle autonomously, the system comprising one or more processors configured to:
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plan to maneuver the first vehicle to complete an action; predict that a second vehicle will take a responsive action; maneuver the first vehicle towards completing the action in a way that would allow the first vehicle to cancel completing the action without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action; determine whether the second vehicle is taking the particular responsive action in response to the maneuvering; and when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, complete the action by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which instructions are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a method of controlling a first vehicle autonomously, the method comprising:
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planning, by one or more processors, to maneuver the first vehicle to complete an action; predicting that a second vehicle will take a responsive action; maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the first vehicle towards completing the action in a way that would allow the first vehicle to cancel completing the action without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action; determining, by the one or more processors, whether the second vehicle is taking the particular responsive action in response to the maneuvering; and when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, completing the action, by the one or more processors, by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action.
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