Patents by Inventor Benjamin Tearle

Benjamin Tearle 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).

  • Broadcasting vehicle capabilities to planning modules
    Patent number: 12377874
    Abstract: A vehicle capability broadcaster may receive information indicating a condition in an environment where an AV may operate. The vehicle capability broadcaster determines a first vehicle capability parameter and a second vehicle capability parameter based on the condition. The vehicle capability parameters may indicate capabilities of the AV for making different types of motions, e.g., limits of the AV making different motions. The vehicle capability broadcaster may transmit the first vehicle capability parameter to a first planning module and transmit the second vehicle capability parameter to a second planning module. The first planning module and the second planning module may plan one or more motions of the AV in the operation based on the vehicle capability parameters. The vehicle capability broadcaster may update a vehicle capability parameter and transmit the updated vehicle capability parameter to one of the planning modules after the one or more motions are planned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Martin Sehr, Benjamin Tearle, Shad Laws
  • BROADCASTING VEHICLE CAPABILITIES TO PLANNING MODULES
    Publication number: 20240217541
    Abstract: A vehicle capability broadcaster may receive information indicating a condition in an environment where an AV may operate. The vehicle capability broadcaster determines a first vehicle capability parameter and a second vehicle capability parameter based on the condition. The vehicle capability parameters may indicate capabilities of the AV for making different types of motions, e.g., limits of the AV making different motions. The vehicle capability broadcaster may transmit the first vehicle capability parameter to a first planning module and transmit the second vehicle capability parameter to a second planning module. The first planning module and the second planning module may plan one or more motions of the AV in the operation based on the vehicle capability parameters. The vehicle capability broadcaster may update a vehicle capability parameter and transmit the updated vehicle capability parameter to one of the planning modules after the one or more motions are planned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Martin Sehr, Benjamin Tearle, Shad Laws