Patents by Inventor Renjie Liao

Renjie Liao 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: 20240096083
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining scene-consistent motion forecasts from sensor data can include obtaining scene data including one or more actor features. The computer-implemented method can include providing the scene data to a latent prior model, the latent prior model configured to generate scene latent data in response to receipt of scene data, the scene latent data including one or more latent variables. The computer-implemented method can include obtaining the scene latent data from the latent prior model. The computer-implemented method can include sampling latent sample data from the scene latent data. The computer-implemented method can include providing the latent sample data to a decoder model, the decoder model configured to decode the latent sample data into a motion forecast including one or more predicted trajectories of the one or more actor features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sergio Casas, Cole Christian Gulino, Shun Da Suo, Katie Z. Luo, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun
  • Patent number: 11842530
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining scene-consistent motion forecasts from sensor data can include obtaining scene data including one or more actor features. The computer-implemented method can include providing the scene data to a latent prior model, the latent prior model configured to generate scene latent data in response to receipt of scene data, the scene latent data including one or more latent variables. The computer-implemented method can include obtaining the scene latent data from the latent prior model. The computer-implemented method can include sampling latent sample data from the scene latent data. The computer-implemented method can include providing the latent sample data to a decoder model, the decoder model configured to decode the latent sample data into a motion forecast including one or more predicted trajectories of the one or more actor features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Casas, Cole Christian Gulino, Shun Da Suo, Katie Z. Luo, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20230347941
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forecasting the motion of actors within a surrounding environment of an autonomous platform. For example, a computing system of an autonomous platform can use machine-learned model(s) to generate actor-specific graphs with past motions of actors and the local map topology. The computing system can project the actor-specific graphs of all actors to a global graph. The global graph can allow the computing system to determine which actors may interact with one another by propagating information over the global graph. The computing system can distribute the interactions determined using the global graph to the individual actor-specific graphs. The computing system can then predict a motion trajectory for an actor based on the associated actor-specific graph, which captures the actor-to-actor interactions and actor-to-map relations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Wenyuan Zeng, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun, Ming Liang
  • Patent number: 11731663
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forecasting the motion of actors within a surrounding environment of an autonomous platform. For example, a computing system of an autonomous platform can use machine-learned model(s) to generate actor-specific graphs with past motions of actors and the local map topology. The computing system can project the actor-specific graphs of all actors to a global graph. The global graph can allow the computing system to determine which actors may interact with one another by propagating information over the global graph. The computing system can distribute the interactions determined using the global graph to the individual actor-specific graphs. The computing system can then predict a motion trajectory for an actor based on the associated actor-specific graph, which captures the actor-to-actor interactions and actor-to-map relations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Wenyuan Zeng, Ming Liang, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20230229889
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating motion forecast data for actors with respect to an autonomous vehicle and training a machine learned model for the same are disclosed. The computing system can include an object detection model and a graph neural network including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. The computing system can be configured to input sensor data into the object detection model; receive object detection data describing the location of the plurality of the actors relative to the autonomous vehicle as an output of the object detection model; input the object detection data into the graph neural network; iteratively update a plurality of node states respectively associated with the plurality of nodes; and receive, as an output of the graph neural network, the motion forecast data with respect to the plurality of actors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Raquel Urtasun, Renjie Liao, Sergio Casas, Cole Christian Gulino
  • Patent number: 11636307
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating motion forecast data for actors with respect to an autonomous vehicle and training a machine learned model for the same are disclosed. The computing system can include an object detection model and a graph neural network including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. The computing system can be configured to input sensor data into the object detection model; receive object detection data describing the location of the plurality of the actors relative to the autonomous vehicle as an output of the object detection model; input the object detection data into the graph neural network; iteratively update a plurality of node states respectively associated with the plurality of nodes; and receive, as an output of the graph neural network, the motion forecast data with respect to the plurality of actors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Raquel Urtasun, Renjie Liao, Sergio Casas, Cole Christian Gulino
  • Patent number: 11521396
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that probabilistically predict dynamic object behavior. In particular, in contrast to existing systems which attempt to predict object trajectories directly (e.g., directly predict a specific sequence of well-defined states), a probabilistic approach is instead leveraged that predicts discrete probability distributions over object state at each of a plurality of time steps. In one example, systems and methods predict future states of dynamic objects (e.g., pedestrians) such that an autonomous vehicle can plan safer actions/movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Ajay Jain, Sergio Casas, Renjie Liao, Yuwen Xiong, Song Feng, Sean Segal, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20220153309
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for motion forecasting and planning for autonomous vehicles. For example, a plurality of future traffic scenarios are determined by modeling a joint distribution of actor trajectories for a plurality of actors, as opposed to an approach that models actors individually. As another example, a diversity objective is evaluated that rewards sampling of the future traffic scenarios that require distinct reactions from the autonomous vehicle. An estimated probability for the plurality of future traffic scenarios can be determined and used to generate a contingency plan for motion of the autonomous vehicle. The contingency plan can include at least one initial short-term trajectory intended for immediate action of the AV and a plurality of subsequent long-term trajectories associated with the plurality of future traffic scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Yuhao Cui, Abbas Sadat, Sergio Casas, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20220153315
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forecasting the motion of actors within a surrounding environment of an autonomous platform. For example, a computing system of an autonomous platform can use machine-learned model(s) to generate actor-specific graphs with past motions of actors and the local map topology. The computing system can project the actor-specific graphs of all actors to a global graph. The global graph can allow the computing system to determine which actors may interact with one another by propagating information over the global graph. The computing system can distribute the interactions determined using the global graph to the individual actor-specific graphs. The computing system can then predict a motion trajectory for an actor based on the associated actor-specific graph, which captures the actor-to-actor interactions and actor-to-map relations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Wenyuan Zeng, Ming Liang, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20220026433
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for multiplexed in situ analysis of biomolecules in a tissue. In particular, provided herein are methods for multiplexed single-cell in situ protein and nucleic acid profiling in fixed or fresh tissues, and also allows the investigation of the different cell compositions and their spatial organizations in intact tissues through consecutive cycles of probe hybridization, fluorescence imaging, and signal removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jia GUO, Manas MONDAL, Renjie LIAO, Lu XIAO
  • Publication number: 20210276595
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining scene-consistent motion forecasts from sensor data can include obtaining scene data including one or more actor features. The computer-implemented method can include providing the scene data to a latent prior model, the latent prior model configured to generate scene latent data in response to receipt of scene data, the scene latent data including one or more latent variables. The computer-implemented method can include obtaining the scene latent data from the latent prior model. The computer-implemented method can include sampling latent sample data from the scene latent data. The computer-implemented method can include providing the latent sample data to a decoder model, the decoder model configured to decode the latent sample data into a motion forecast including one or more predicted trajectories of the one or more actor features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Sergio Casas, Cole Chistian Gulino, Shun Da Suo, Katie Z. Luo, Renjie Liao, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20210276587
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method. The method can include obtaining simplified scenario data associated with a simulated scenario. The method can include determining, using a machine-learned perception-prediction simulation model, a simulated perception-prediction output based at least in part on the simplified scenario data. The method can include evaluating a loss function comprising a perception loss term and a prediction loss term. The method can include adjusting one or more parameters of the machine-learned perception-prediction simulation model based at least in part on the loss function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Raquel Urtasun, Kelvin Ka Wing Wong, Qiang Zhang, Bin Yang, Ming Liang, Renjie Liao
  • Publication number: 20210149404
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to generating trajectories using a structured machine-learned model. In particular, a computing system can obtain sensor data for an area around an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can detect one or more objects based on the sensor data. The computing system can determine a plurality of candidate object trajectories for each object in the one or more objects. The computing system can generate, using the plurality of candidate object trajectories as input to one or more machine-learned models, likelihood data for the plurality of candidate object trajectories. The computing system can update the likelihood values for each of the plurality of candidate object trajectories for each respective object in the one or more objects based on the likelihood values associated with candidate object trajectories for other objects in the one or more objects. The computing system can determine a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Wenyuan Zeng, Shenlong Wang, Renjie Liao, Yun Chen, Bin Yang, Raquel Urtasun
  • Publication number: 20210009163
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating motion forecast data for actors with respect to an autonomous vehicle and training a machine learned model for the same are disclosed. The computing system can include an object detection model and a graph neural network including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. The computing system can be configured to input sensor data into the object detection model; receive object detection data describing the location of the plurality of the actors relative to the autonomous vehicle as an output of the object detection model; input the object detection data into the graph neural network; iteratively update a plurality of node states respectively associated with the plurality of nodes; and receive, as an output of the graph neural network, the motion forecast data with respect to the plurality of actors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Raquel Urtasun, Renjie Liao, Sergio Casas, Cole Christian Gulino