Patents Assigned to nuTonomy Inc.
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Patent number: 10829116Abstract: Among other things, information is received that identifies or defines a function-related feature of an environment of a vehicle. Function-related information is generated that corresponds to the function-related feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Baoxing Qin, Philipp Robbel
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Patent number: 10775789Abstract: Among other things, planning a motion of a machine having moving capabilities is based on strategic guidelines derived from various basic principles, such as laws, ethics, preferences, driving experiences, and road environments.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Andrea Censi, Emilio Frazzoli, Hsun-Hsien Chang, Kostyantyn Slutskyy, Scott D. Pendleton
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Patent number: 10740988Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Liu, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Hsun-Hsien Chang
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Patent number: 10740863Abstract: Among other things, a signal is emitted from a signaling device and is captured by stimulus detectors location on a vehicle, including an autonomous vehicle. Properties of the signal are analyzed, potentially in concert with other information, to determine the precise location of the signaling device and therefore the precise goal location for picking up a rider of the autonomous vehicle. In response to the calculation of the precise goal location, the autonomous vehicle attempts to travel to a location as near as possible to the precise goal location to facilitate entry of the rider into the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Harshavardhan Ravichandran
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Patent number: 10681513Abstract: Among other things, stored data is maintained indicative of potential stopping places that are currently feasible stopping places for a vehicle within a region. The potential stopping places are identified as part of static map data for the region. Current signals are received from sensors or one or more other sources current signals representing perceptions of actual conditions at one or more of the potential stopping places. The stored data is updated based on changes in the perceptions of actual conditions. The updated stored data is exposed to a process that selects a stopping place for the vehicle from among the currently feasible stopping places.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Harshavardhan Ravichandran
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Patent number: 10650256Abstract: Among other things, one or more travel signals are identified by analyzing one or more images and data from sensors, classifying candidate travel signals into zero, one or more true and relevant travel signals, and estimating a signal state of the classified travel signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Baoxing Qin, Aravindkumar Vijayalingam
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Patent number: 10643084Abstract: Among other things, one or more travel signals are identified by analyzing one or more images and data from sensors, classifying candidate travel signals into zero, one or more true and relevant travel signals, and estimating a signal state of the classified travel signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Baoxing Qin, Aravindkumar Vijayalingam
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Patent number: 10627810Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Liu, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Hsun-Hsien Chang
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Patent number: 10599141Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Liu, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Hsun-Hsien Chang
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Patent number: 10514692Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Liu, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Hsun-Hsien Chang
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Patent number: 10473470Abstract: Among other things, a vehicle is caused to drive autonomously through a road network toward a defined goal position at which a stopped activity is to occur. A set of acceptable stopping places is identified in the vicinity of the goal position. The identifying of the set includes: identifying a proximity region in the vicinity of the goal position, identifying a goal region within the proximity region, discretizing the goal region to identify acceptable stopping places given characteristics of the vehicle and of the stopped activity analyzing current information about potential stopping places in the goal region in the vicinity of the goal position to make a choice of a currently selected stopping place that is acceptable and feasible. Current information is analyzed about the potential stopping places, to make a choice of a currently selected stopping place that is acceptable and feasible the vehicle is caused to drive autonomously toward the currently selected stopping place.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn
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Patent number: 10409282Abstract: In general, an indication is received through a user interface of an intention of a potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle. In response to the receipt of the indication, a hailing request is sent by a signaling mode to at least one autonomous vehicle that can receive the hailing request directly in accordance with the signaling mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Philipp Robbel
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Patent number: 10384690Abstract: Among other things, a vehicle drives autonomously on a trajectory through a road network to a goal location based on an automatic process for planning the trajectory without human intervention; and an automatic process alters the planning of the trajectory to reach a target location based on a request received from an occupant of the vehicle to engage in a speed-reducing maneuver.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Eric Wolff
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Publication number: 20190227550Abstract: Among other things, a system provides speed behavior planning for vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Dmytro S. Yershov, Jeong hwan Jeon, Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn, Eric Wolff
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Patent number: 10331129Abstract: Among other things, a vehicle is caused to drive autonomously through a road network toward a defined goal position. Current information is analyzed about potential stopping places in the vicinity of the goal position, to make a choice of a currently selected stopping place that is acceptable and feasible. The vehicle is caused to drive autonomously toward the currently selected stopping place. The activities are repeated until the vehicle stops at a currently selected stopping place.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn
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Patent number: 10317899Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Liu, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Hsun-Hsien Chang
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Patent number: 10309792Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made of and ability of an autonomous vehicle to safely or robustly travel a road feature or a road segment or a route that is being considered for the autonomous vehicle as of a time or range of times. The route conforms to properties of stored road network information. The road feature or road segment or route is eliminated from consideration if the computer has determined that the road feature or road segment or route cannot be safely or robustly traveled by the autonomous vehicle. The determination is based on analysis of performance of the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventor: Karl Iagnemma
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Patent number: 10303166Abstract: Among other things, a command is received expressing an objective for operation of a vehicle within a denominated travel segment of a planned travel route. The objective spans a time series of (for example, is expressed at a higher or more abstract level than) control inputs that are to be delivered to one or more of the brake, accelerator, steering, or other operational actuator of the vehicle. The command is expressed to cause operation of the vehicle along a selected man-made travel structure of the denominated travel segment. A feasible manner of operation of the vehicle is determined to effect the command. A succession of control inputs is generated to one or more of the brake, accelerator, steering or other operational actuator of the vehicle in accordance with the determined feasible manner of operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventor: Karl Iagnemma
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Patent number: 10281920Abstract: Among other things, a world model is maintained of an environment of a vehicle. A hypothetical object in the environment that cannot be perceived by sensors of the vehicle is included in the world model.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Emilio Frazzoli, Baoxing Qin
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Patent number: 10244094Abstract: In general, an indication is received through a user interface of an intention of a potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle. In response to the receipt of the indication, a hailing request is sent by a signaling mode to at least one autonomous vehicle that can receive the hailing request directly in accordance with the signaling mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: nuTonomy Inc.Inventors: Karl Iagnemma, Philipp Robbel