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Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicles based on sensor blind spots and limitations

  • US 10,663,976 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2017
  • Issued: 05/26/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of maneuvering a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode, the method comprising:

  • generating, by one or more processors, for each given sensor of a plurality of sensors for detecting objects in the vehicle'"'"'s environment, a model of the vehicle'"'"'s environment corresponding to that given sensor'"'"'s field of view;

    aggregating, by the one or more processors, the plurality of models to generate a comprehensive model, wherein the comprehensive model indicates an extent of an aggregated field of view for the plurality of sensors in order to provide a map indicating both areas where the plurality of sensors can detect objects and areas where the plurality of sensors cannot detect objects; and

    using, by the one or more processors, the comprehensive model to maneuver the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode.

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