Lane assignments for autonomous vehicles
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to detect environmental information associated with the autonomous vehicle;
a communications interface configured to facilitate communication with a roadway management system;
a controller configured to control operation of the autonomous vehicle, the controller being configured to cause the autonomous vehicle to at least;
detect environmental information associated with the autonomous vehicle, the environmental information comprising a location of the autonomous vehicle, a velocity of the autonomous vehicle, an orientation of the autonomous vehicle, and a status of surroundings of the autonomous vehicle;
generate a request to use a portion of a roadway, the request identifying a destination associated with the autonomous vehicle and including the environmental information;
transmit the request to the roadway management system using the communications interface, the roadway management system monitoring a status of a plurality of autonomous vehicles using the portion of the roadway and assigning usage of the portion of the roadway to the plurality of autonomous vehicles;
obtain a roadway assignment from the roadway management system, the roadway assignment comprising a lane identifier, a lane assignment, and a velocity assignment; and
generate a routing instruction for the autonomous vehicle to enter the portion of the roadway according to the roadway assignment.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for coordination of autonomous vehicles in a roadway. A roadway management system can generate lane configurations for a roadway or a portion of the roadway. The roadway management system can determine the direction of travel for lanes in a roadway and direct autonomous automobiles to enter the roadway in a particular lane.
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to detect environmental information associated with the autonomous vehicle; a communications interface configured to facilitate communication with a roadway management system; a controller configured to control operation of the autonomous vehicle, the controller being configured to cause the autonomous vehicle to at least; detect environmental information associated with the autonomous vehicle, the environmental information comprising a location of the autonomous vehicle, a velocity of the autonomous vehicle, an orientation of the autonomous vehicle, and a status of surroundings of the autonomous vehicle; generate a request to use a portion of a roadway, the request identifying a destination associated with the autonomous vehicle and including the environmental information; transmit the request to the roadway management system using the communications interface, the roadway management system monitoring a status of a plurality of autonomous vehicles using the portion of the roadway and assigning usage of the portion of the roadway to the plurality of autonomous vehicles; obtain a roadway assignment from the roadway management system, the roadway assignment comprising a lane identifier, a lane assignment, and a velocity assignment; and generate a routing instruction for the autonomous vehicle to enter the portion of the roadway according to the roadway assignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, comprising:
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at least one computing device; a wireless communications interface facilitating communication with a plurality of autonomous vehicles; a plurality of roadway sensors in communication with the at least one computing device; at least one application executed in the at least one computing device, the at least one application being configured to cause the at least one computing device to perform a method comprising; obtaining, via the plurality of roadway sensors, a roadway status associated with a portion of a roadway; obtaining, via the wireless communications interface, a request from an autonomous vehicle from the plurality of autonomous vehicles to use the portion of the roadway; generating, based upon the roadway status and the request from the autonomous vehicle, a lane configuration for a plurality of lanes for the portion of the roadway; generating, based upon an outcome directive associated with the portion of the roadway, a roadway assignment for the autonomous vehicle taking into account parameters of the request and the roadway status; and transmitting, via the wireless communications interface, the roadway assignment to the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to detect environmental conditions associated with the autonomous vehicle; a communications interface facilitating communication over a network; a controller configured to control the autonomous vehicle, the controller further configured to perform a method comprising; obtaining environmental conditions associated with the autonomous vehicle, the environmental conditions comprising a current location of the autonomous vehicle and state information associated with the autonomous vehicle; generating a request to use a portion of a roadway between the current location of the autonomous vehicle and a destination of the autonomous vehicle; transmitting the request to use the portion of the roadway to a roadway management system associated with the portion of the roadway; obtaining a roadway assignment associated with the portion of the roadway from the roadway management system; and generating a routing instruction for the autonomous vehicle in response to receiving the roadway assignment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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