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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING LANE MERGES AND LANE SPLITS

  • US 20180120859A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2017
  • Published: 05/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for navigating a host vehicle, the system comprising:

  • at least one processing device programmed to;

    receive, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling;

    analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling;

    analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling;

    detect one or more lane mark characteristics of the at least one identified lane mark;

    use the one or more detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the at least one identified lane mark;

    determine at least one characteristic of the target vehicle; and

    determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle.

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