Patents by Inventor Lucio Rech

Lucio Rech 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).

  • Patent number: 11454966
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for routing an autonomous vehicles based on an assessment of its limitations. The autonomous vehicle can avoid problematic routes by applying a set of rules to a map, where the set of rules are associated with a feature that causes a failure of the autonomous vehicle due to an autonomous vehicle limitation. Based on the application of the set of rules, a portion of a route on the map that is associated with the feature can be identified, and an identifier can be applied to the identified portion of the route associated with the feature on a routing map. The portion of the route can be omitted from a routable graph applied to the routing map, such that the route for the autonomous vehicle is generated in accordance with the routable graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Michael Rusignola, Brian Donohue, Lucio Rech, Stephen Worlow, Daniel Blick, Varun Bharadwaj
  • Patent number: 11429097
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for routing autonomous vehicles by simulating an autonomous vehicle traversing a route on a map representing a physical area. A router flag can be generated at a specific location on the map. A router flag rule that defines a factor that caused a failure of the autonomous vehicle can then be created at the location, and the autonomous vehicle can be simulated traversing the to identify at least one other area on the map where the autonomous vehicle is likely to fail. An identifier can be applied to the other area on the map where the autonomous vehicle is likely to fail according to the router flag rule. The other area with the applied identifier can be omitted from a routable graph applied to the routing map, such that the route for the autonomous vehicle is generated in accordance with the routable graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Michael Rusignola, Brian Donohue, Lucio Rech, Stephen Worlow, Daniel Blick, Varun Bharadwaj
  • Publication number: 20220107204
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing map updates for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A management service on a managing node can receive an update to a portion of a first map, where a limited visibility map, which is a subset of the first map, can be determined based on a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route. The limited visibility map can be synchronized among all the nodes while the autonomous vehicle is using the limited visibility map by the management service delivering, to a plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update does not modify a portion of the limited visibility map, and by bypassing, to the plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update modifies a portion of the limited visibility map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Roman Sergeev, Andrew Robinson, Lucio Rech Marchioro Rech
  • Publication number: 20220063661
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to solutions for arbitrating traffic blockages along vehicle routes. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a method including steps for determining a vehicle route, wherein the vehicle route comprises at least one lane plan to be followed by an autonomous vehicle (AV), identifying a blockage along the vehicle route, analyzing the blockage to determine if the blockage constitutes a persistent blockage, and if the blockage constitutes a persistent blockage, associating a time value with the blockage. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nitin Passa, Beini Jiang, Tucker Paxton, Lucio Rech Marchioro Rech
  • Patent number: 11226207
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing map updates for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A management service on a managing node can receive an update to a portion of a first map, where a limited visibility map, which is a subset of the first map, can be determined based on a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route. The limited visibility map can be synchronized among all the nodes while the autonomous vehicle is using the limited visibility map by the management service delivering, to a plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update does not modify a portion of the limited visibility map, and by bypassing, to the plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update modifies a portion of the limited visibility map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Roman Sergeev, Andrew Robinson, Lucio Rech Marchioro Rech
  • Publication number: 20210302996
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for real-time lane validation. A process of the disclosed technologies can include steps for receiving a route from a remote computing system, the route indicating lanes on the route that an autonomous vehicle must traverse, traversing at least one lane of the lanes on the route, and sending sensor data to the remote computing system after traversing the at least one lane, the sensor data indicating whether the at least one lane is in accordance with a virtual lane of a virtual map, the virtual lane corresponding to the at least one lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Erin Antcliffe, Jeremy Allan, Robin Yang, Andrew Robinson, Lucio Rech Marchioro Rech, Brian Joseph Donohue, Kavya Sambana
  • Publication number: 20210190511
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing map updates for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A management service on a managing node can receive an update to a portion of a first map, where a limited visibility map, which is a subset of the first map, can be determined based on a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route. The limited visibility map can be synchronized among all the nodes while the autonomous vehicle is using the limited visibility map by the management service delivering, to a plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update does not modify a portion of the limited visibility map, and by bypassing, to the plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update modifies a portion of the limited visibility map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Roman Sergeev, Andrew Robinson, Lucio Rech Marchioro Rech
  • Publication number: 20200409355
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for routing autonomous vehicles by simulating an autonomous vehicle traversing a route on a map representing a physical area. A router flag can be generated at a specific location on the map. A router flag rule that defines a factor that caused a failure of the autonomous vehicle can then be created at the location, and the autonomous vehicle can be simulated traversing the to identify at least one other area on the map where the autonomous vehicle is likely to fail. An identifier can be applied to the other area on the map where the autonomous vehicle is likely to fail according to the router flag rule. The other area with the applied identifier can be omitted from a routable graph applied to the routing map, such that the route for the autonomous vehicle is generated in accordance with the routable graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Rusignola, Brian Donohue, Lucio Rech, Stephen Worlow, Daniel Blick, Varun Bharadwaj
  • Publication number: 20200409354
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for routing an autonomous vehicles based on an assessment of its limitations. The autonomous vehicle can avoid problematic routes by applying a set of rules to a map, where the set of rules are associated with a feature that causes a failure of the autonomous vehicle due to an autonomous vehicle limitation. Based on the application of the set of rules, a portion of a route on the map that is associated with the feature can be identified, and an identifier can be applied to the identified portion of the route associated with the feature on a routing map. The portion of the route can be omitted from a routable graph applied to the routing map, such that the route for the autonomous vehicle is generated in accordance with the routable graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Rusignola, Brian Donohue, Lucio Rech, Stephen Worlow, Daniel Blick, Varun Bharadwaj