Abstract: Presented here is a system and method for creating easy-to-understand notifications of the vehicle state. The notification can be visual or can be auditory and can indicate to the user the vehicle state even when the user's attention is directed elsewhere. The indication can serve to attract the user's attention before more involved information is presented to the user, such as text, or the indication can serve to communicate to the user the vehicle state in an easy-to-understand way such as using color-coded displays or audio indications. The intensity of the indication can be adjusted based on the likelihood that indication will be perceived by the user by, for example, measuring ambient light and/or ambient noise. Reducing the intensity of the indication conserves energy of an energy source associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: Presented here is a system and method for creating easy-to-understand notifications of the vehicle state. The notification can be visual or can be auditory and can indicate to the user the vehicle state even when the user's attention is directed elsewhere. The indication can serve to attract the user's attention before more involved information is presented to the user, such as text, or the indication can serve to communicate to the user the vehicle state in an easy-to-understand way such as using color-coded displays or audio indications. The intensity of the indication can be adjusted based on the likelihood that indication will be perceived by the user by, for example, measuring ambient light and/or ambient noise. Reducing the intensity of the indication conserves energy of an energy source associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: Presented here is a system and method for creating easy-to-understand notifications of the vehicle state. The notification can be visual or can be auditory and can indicate to the user the vehicle state even when the user's attention is directed elsewhere. The indication can serve to attract the user's attention before more involved information is presented to the user, such as text, or the indication can serve to communicate to the user the vehicle state in an easy-to-understand way such as using color-coded displays or audio indications. The intensity of the indication can be adjusted based on the likelihood that indication will be perceived by the user by, for example, measuring ambient light and/or ambient noise. Reducing the intensity of the indication conserves energy of an energy source associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for a voice-centric virtual or soft keyboard (or keypad). Unlike other keyboards, embodiments of the present disclosure prioritize the voice keyboard, meanwhile providing users with a quick and uniform navigation to other keyboards (e.g., alphabet, punctuations, symbols, emoji's, etc.). In addition, in embodiments, common actions, such as delete and return are also easily accessible. In embodiments, the keyboard is also configurable to allow a user to organize buttons according to their desired use and layout. Embodiments of such a keyboard provide a voice-centric, seamless, and powerful interface experience for users.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a self-aware self-evolved self-contained localization map system for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. The localization map system collects ADV localization data and real-time poses for analysis in view of a first localization map of the ADV. The analysis determines confidence scores based on rankings of similarities scores of candidate poses, consistency of the real-time pose, and spatial or temporal completeness of a map feature space surrounding the ADV. The subset of the collected localization data is aligned with the first localization map based on a highest ranked candidate pose and is applied onto the first localization map based on the determined confidence scores to generate a second localization map to subsequently determine a location of the ADV.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a self-aware self-evolved self-contained localization map system for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. The localization map system collects ADV localization data and real-time poses for analysis in view of a first localization map of the ADV. The analysis determines confidence scores based on rankings of similarities scores of candidate poses, consistency of the real-time pose, and spatial or temporal completeness of a map feature space surrounding the ADV. The subset of the collected localization data is aligned with the first localization map based on a highest ranked candidate pose and is applied onto the first localization map based on the determined confidence scores to generate a second localization map to subsequently determine a location of the ADV.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for a voice-centric virtual or soft keyboard (or keypad). Unlike other keyboards, embodiments of the present disclosure prioritize the voice keyboard, meanwhile providing users with a quick and uniform navigation to other keyboards (e.g., alphabet, punctuations, symbols, emoji's, etc.). In addition, in embodiments, common actions, such as delete and return are also easily accessible. In embodiments, the keyboard is also configurable to allow a user to organize buttons according to their desired use and layout. Embodiments of such a keyboard provide a voice-centric, seamless, and powerful interface experience for users.