Patents by Inventor Benjamin Riviere

Benjamin Riviere has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260200496
    Abstract: A method for generating a trajectory for a vehicle based on an abstract space of control parameters associated with the vehicle may include applying a machine learning model to determine an abstract space representation of the trajectory, which includes a sequence of control parameters associated with the vehicle. For instance, application of the machine learning model may include performing a search of the abstract space parameterized by control parameters that include derivatives of the position of the vehicle. Examples of control parameters include velocity, acceleration, jerk, and snap. A physical space representation of the trajectory may be determined by at least mapping the sequence of control parameters to a sequence of positions for the vehicle. A motion of the vehicle may be controlled based at least on the physical space representation of the trajectory. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Beaudoin, Benjamin Riviere
  • Patent number: 12485923
    Abstract: A method for generating a trajectory for a vehicle based on an abstract space of control parameters associated with the vehicle may include applying a machine learning model to determine an abstract space representation of the trajectory, which includes a sequence of control parameters associated with the vehicle. For instance, application of the machine learning model may include performing a search of the abstract space parameterized by control parameters that include derivatives of the position of the vehicle. Examples of control parameters include velocity, acceleration, jerk, and snap. A physical space representation of the trajectory may be determined by at least mapping the sequence of control parameters to a sequence of positions for the vehicle. A motion of the vehicle may be controlled based at least on the physical space representation of the trajectory. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Motional AD LLC
    Inventors: Robert Beaudoin, Benjamin Riviere
  • Patent number: 12441368
    Abstract: A scene simulation system can use scene data of a scene of a vehicle to generate one or more simulated states and one or more simulated trajectories associated with the one or more simulated states. The system can evaluate the simulated trajectories and select an action for the vehicle based on the evaluation of the simulated trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Motional AD LLC
    Inventors: Caglayan Dicle, Benjamin Riviere, Eric Wolff, Dmitry S. Yershov
  • Publication number: 20240059319
    Abstract: A method for generating a trajectory for a vehicle based on an abstract space of control parameters associated with the vehicle may include applying a machine learning model to determine an abstract space representation of the trajectory, which includes a sequence of control parameters associated with the vehicle. For instance, application of the machine learning model may include performing a search of the abstract space parameterized by control parameters that include derivatives of the position of the vehicle. Examples of control parameters include velocity, acceleration, jerk, and snap. A physical space representation of the trajectory may be determined by at least mapping the sequence of control parameters to a sequence of positions for the vehicle. A motion of the vehicle may be controlled based at least on the physical space representation of the trajectory. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Beaudoin, Benjamin Riviere
  • Publication number: 20230322266
    Abstract: A scene simulation system can use scene data of a scene of a vehicle to generate one or more simulated states and one or more simulated trajectories associated with the one or more simulated states. The system can evaluate the simulated trajectories and select an action for the vehicle based on the evaluation of the simulated trajectories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Caglayan Dicle, Benjamin Riviere, Eric Wolff, Dmitry S. Yershov
  • Patent number: 11634158
    Abstract: A method for generating a trajectory for a vehicle based on an abstract space of control parameters associated with the vehicle may include applying a machine learning model to determine an abstract space representation of the trajectory, which includes a sequence of control parameters associated with the vehicle. For instance, application of the machine learning model may include performing a search of the abstract space parameterized by control parameters that include derivatives of the position of the vehicle. Examples of control parameters include velocity, acceleration, jerk, and snap. A physical space representation of the trajectory may be determined by at least mapping the sequence of control parameters to a sequence of positions for the vehicle. A motion of the vehicle may be controlled based at least on the physical space representation of the trajectory. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Motional AD LLC
    Inventors: Robert Beaudoin, Benjamin Riviere