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Behavior and intent estimations of road users for autonomous vehicles

  • US 10,496,091 B1
  • Filed: 08/17/2016
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more processors, data from a perception system of the vehicle identifying a road user, the data also identifying characteristics of the road user as well as contextual information about an environment in which the vehicle is currently driving;

    generating, by the one or more processors, a prediction of an intent of the road user using the data, wherein the prediction of the intent of the road user includes that the road user crossing a roadway on which the vehicle is currently driving and a point in time for the road user crossing the roadway;

    generating, by the one or more processors, a prediction of a behavior of the road user for a predetermined period of time into the future using the data, the prediction of the behavior indicating the road user is unlikely to cross the roadway until after a future time that the vehicle is expected to have passed the road user; and

    maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in order to promote the prediction of the intent over the prediction of the behavior to allow the road user to cross the roadway before the vehicle passes the road user.

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