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Control of vehicles based on auditory signals

  • US 8,571,743 B1
  • Filed: 04/09/2012
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, at a computing device that is in communication with a vehicle, audio information relating to an audible crosswalk signal for an intersection;

    determining a likelihood associated with a presence of a pedestrian in a crosswalk of the intersection, based on the audio information;

    determining a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle from among multiple control strategies, based at least on the likelihood; and

    providing instructions to control the vehicle based on the determined control strategy.

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