System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objects
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1. A method comprising:
- controlling a vehicle according to a first control strategy, the first control strategy determined based on a route to a destination;
detecting an object external to the vehicle using one or more sensors;
using a processor, determining a classification and a state of the detected object;
determining a current location of the vehicle;
accessing behavior data for other objects having the same or similar classifications and states as the detected object, the behavior data indicating how the other objects have operated at the current location at one or more previous times;
predicting a likely behavior of the detected object at the current location based on the behavior data for the other objects having the same or similar classification and state as the detected object; and
modifying the first control strategy to obtain a second control strategy for controlling the vehicle based on the predicted likely behavior of the detected object.
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate generally to autonomous vehicles. Specifically, the features described may be used alone or in combination in order to improve the safety, use, driver experience, and performance of these vehicles.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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controlling a vehicle according to a first control strategy, the first control strategy determined based on a route to a destination; detecting an object external to the vehicle using one or more sensors; using a processor, determining a classification and a state of the detected object; determining a current location of the vehicle; accessing behavior data for other objects having the same or similar classifications and states as the detected object, the behavior data indicating how the other objects have operated at the current location at one or more previous times; predicting a likely behavior of the detected object at the current location based on the behavior data for the other objects having the same or similar classification and state as the detected object; and modifying the first control strategy to obtain a second control strategy for controlling the vehicle based on the predicted likely behavior of the detected object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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one or more sensors for detecting an object in a vehicle'"'"'s surroundings; and a processor coupled to the one or more sensors, the processor being operable to; control operation of the vehicle based on a first control strategy, wherein the first control strategy is determined based on a route to a destination; determine a classification and a state of a detected object; determine a current location of the vehicle; access behavior data for other objects having the same or similar classifications and states similar as the detected object, the behavior data indicating how the other objects have operated at the current location at one or more previous times; predict a likely behavior of the detected object at the current location based on the behavior data for the other objects having the same or similar classification and state as the detected object; and modify the first control strategy to obtain a second control strategy for controlling the vehicle based on the predicted likely behavior of the detected object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing data in connection with controlling of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing, at a server, behavior data for a plurality of objects, wherein the behavior data includes classification and state information for at least a subset of the plurality of objects at one or more locations and at one or more times; receiving identification data from a remote device, wherein the identification data includes data relating to a detected object near the remote device; receiving a location of the detected object; determining, at the server, the classification and state of the detected object; predicting a likely behavior of the detected object based on the behavior data for the plurality of objects having a classification and state similar to the detected object for the location where the detected object was detected and the time when the detected object was detected; transmitting the likely behavior of the detected object to the remote device.
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