Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehicles
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an information report relating to a driving condition, wherein the information report is autonomously generated by a processing system of an autonomous vehicle within a fleet of autonomous vehicles;
receiving sensor data representative of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle from at least one sensor on the autonomous vehicle;
determining an importance of information contained within the information report to the fleet of autonomous vehicles;
based on the importance of the information contained within the information report to the fleet of autonomous vehicles, providing for display of a control menu that allows for validation of the information report on a user interface of a computing device that is remote from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the user interface displays a representation of the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle based on the received sensor data;
receiving input data from the user interface indicating validation of the information report;
after receiving the input data from the user interface indicating the validation of the information report, determining a driving information map that includes the validated information report; and
providing portions of the driving information map to one or more other autonomous vehicles within the fleet of autonomous vehicles.
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Abstract
Example systems and methods allow for reporting and sharing of information reports relating to driving conditions within a fleet of autonomous vehicles. One example method includes receiving information reports relating to driving conditions from a plurality of autonomous vehicles within a fleet of autonomous vehicles. The method may also include receiving sensor data from a plurality of autonomous vehicles within the fleet of autonomous vehicles. The method may further include validating some of the information reports based at least in part on the sensor data. The method may additionally include combining validated information reports into a driving information map. The method may also include periodically filtering the driving information map to remove outdated information reports. The method may further include providing portions of the driving information map to autonomous vehicles within the fleet of autonomous vehicles.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving an information report relating to a driving condition, wherein the information report is autonomously generated by a processing system of an autonomous vehicle within a fleet of autonomous vehicles; receiving sensor data representative of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle from at least one sensor on the autonomous vehicle; determining an importance of information contained within the information report to the fleet of autonomous vehicles; based on the importance of the information contained within the information report to the fleet of autonomous vehicles, providing for display of a control menu that allows for validation of the information report on a user interface of a computing device that is remote from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the user interface displays a representation of the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle based on the received sensor data; receiving input data from the user interface indicating validation of the information report; after receiving the input data from the user interface indicating the validation of the information report, determining a driving information map that includes the validated information report; and providing portions of the driving information map to one or more other autonomous vehicles within the fleet of autonomous vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a fleet of autonomous vehicles; and a control system, comprising a processor, wherein the control system is configured to; receive an information report relating to a driving condition, wherein the information report is autonomously generated by a processing system of an autonomous vehicle within the fleet of autonomous vehicles; receive sensor data representative of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle from at least one sensor on the autonomous vehicle; determine a confidence metric associated with the information report, wherein the confidence metric is indicative of a level of confidence in information contained within the information report; determine that the confidence metric is below a predetermined level; based on determining that the confidence metric is below the predetermined level, provide for display of a control menu that allows for validation of the information report on a user interface of a computing device that is remote from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the user interface displays a representation of the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle based on the received sensor data; receive input data from the user interface indicating validation of the information report; after receiving the input data from the user interface indicating the validation of the information report, determine a driving information map that includes the validated information report; and provide portions of the driving information map to one or more other autonomous vehicles within the fleet of autonomous vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform functions comprising:
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receiving an information report relating to a driving condition, wherein the information report is autonomously generated by a processing system of an autonomous vehicle within a fleet of autonomous vehicles; receiving sensor data representative of a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle from at least one sensor on the autonomous vehicle; determining a confidence metric associated with the information report, wherein the confidence metric is indicative of a level of confidence in information contained within the information report; determining that the confidence metric is below a predetermined level; based on determining that the confidence metric is below the predetermined level, providing for display of a control menu that allows for validation of the information report on a user interface of a computing device that is remote from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the user interface displays a representation of the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle based on the received sensor data; receiving input data from the user interface indicating validation of the information report; after receiving the input data from the user interface indicating the validation of the information report, determining a driving information map that includes the validated information report; and providing portions of the driving information map to one or more other autonomous vehicles within the fleet of autonomous vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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