Patents Examined by Alyssa Rorie
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Patent number: 11975718Abstract: A method for providing a driving guideline in a moving object may include: triggering a driving guideline provision instruction in the moving object; based on the implemented triggering, generating, by the moving object, a driving guideline; outputting the generated driving guideline; and driving, by the moving object, based on the driving guideline.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Jae Jun Ha, Ilsoo Yun, Sangmin Park, Sungho Park, Harim Jeong, Cheolwoo Kwon, Jiwon Kim, Kiyeon Park
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Patent number: 11970190Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for operating an autonomous vehicle station. One technique involves receiving information indicating arrival of a vehicle at a station designated for a primary service. The technique further involves measuring, using at least one sensor located in the station, a first parameter associated with the vehicle. Also, the technique involves performing, based on the information and the first parameter, a first action to provide the primary service to the vehicle. Additionally, the technique involves determining, while performing the first action, a secondary service to provide to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Taigo Maria Bonanni, Abhimanyu Singh
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Patent number: 11932260Abstract: In an example method, a computer system receives first data representing a plurality of scenarios for estimating a performance of a vehicle in conducting autonomous operations. Further, the computer system determines, for each of the scenarios: (i) a first metric indicating an observed performance of the vehicle in that scenario, where the first metric is determined based on at least one rule, and (ii) a second metric indicating a degree of information gain associated with that scenario. The computer system selects a subset of the scenarios based on the first metrics and the second metrics, and outputs second data indicative of the subset of the scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Anne Collin, Radboud Duintjer Tebbens, Dmytro S. Yershov, Calin Belta, Amitai Bin-Nun
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Patent number: 11891014Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform authentication of a portable device by communication with the portable device when startup of a system of the vehicle is instructed, when the system is off, or when the startup of the system of the vehicle is instructed and the system is off. The controller is configured to perform the startup of the system of the vehicle when the startup of the system of the vehicle is instructed, under a condition that the authentication of the portable device is successful. The controller is configured to perform reauthentication of the portable device when predetermined movement of the vehicle is detected after the startup of the system of the vehicle, and perform theft prevention processing when the reauthentication of the portable device fails.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Yuma, Atsushi Tabata, Koichi Okuda, Atsushi Kamada, Kazumi Shine
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Patent number: 11851076Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data processing device for driving assisting, a data processing method for driving assisting, and associated storage medium and vehicle. The data processing device for driving assisting includes: a data processing system configured to receive and process a plurality of vehicle data; and a processing control system configured to perform degradation control under the condition that the data processing system is degraded, to receive and process the plurality of vehicle data in a degradation mode. The data processing device for driving assisting, the data processing method for driving assisting, and the associated storage medium and vehicle perform reasonable division of processing task and degradation control on the data processing system and the processing control system, thereby under the condition that modules in the data processing device stop operating, other modules can be allocated to take over the task timely and effectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTDInventors: Jian Bai, Yunyue Cai, Jianyong Zhang, Shaoqing Ren, Samir Agrawal, Luna Chen, Mingyin Hu, Guoyu Li, Jiong Chen
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Patent number: 11807206Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to emergency lateral maneuvers using brake-induced tire sliding. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a vehicle state for a vehicle according to sensor data about a surrounding environment. The method includes computing, using the sensor data and the vehicle state, lateral accelerations that are yaw-free for the vehicle. The method includes, in response to detecting that the vehicle state is associated with an emergency event, selecting a maneuver from the lateral accelerations. The method includes controlling the vehicle according to the maneuver.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Yan Ming Jonathan Goh, John Subosits, Michael Thompson, Alexander R. Green, Avinash Balachandran
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Patent number: 11801859Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle driven in an at least partially automated manner includes learning a trajectory in a learning mode for driving the vehicle in a first automated manner along the trajectory. Subsequently, the vehicle is driven in the first automated manner along the learnt trajectory in an operating mode following the learning mode. While the vehicle is being driven along the trajectory in the operating mode, at least one transition from a private area to a public area is detected. Additional data, including current traffic data related to driving the vehicle in the public area, is acquired and provided for the driver assistance system. The motor vehicle is driven along the learnt trajectory in a second automated manner in the public area using the additional data.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Dimitrios Tzempetzis, Markus Heimberger, Stefanie Prinzhausen
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Patent number: 11762036Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a potential terminal (14), a ground output (22) and a processing unit (12) with a potential input (20). A ground loss detection device (27) includes a first ground loss detection line area (24) connecting the ground output to a first ground potential terminal (28) and a second ground loss detection line area (26) connecting the ground output to a second ground potential terminal (30). An operating voltage generation unit generates a predefined operating voltage between the potential input and the ground output based on a supply voltage present at the potential terminal. A first voltage detection device detects a voltage between the potential input and the first ground potential terminal. A second voltage detection device detects a voltage between the potential input and the second ground potential terminal. A third voltage detection device detects a voltage between the potential input and the ground output.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Eberspächer Controls Landau GmbH & Co. KGInventors: André Egelhof, Kenneth Midtgaard Pedersen
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Patent number: 11661082Abstract: A control system of the autonomous vehicle may generate multiple possible behavior control movements based on the driving goal and the assessment of the vehicle environment. In doing so, the method and system selects one of the best behavior control, among the multiple possible movements, and the selection is based on the quantitative grading of its driving behavior.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Kenji Yamada, Kyungnam Kim, Rajan Bhattacharyya