Autonomous vehicle routing during emergencies

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle routing are disclosed.
Roadway suitability for autonomous operation is scored to facilitate use in route …

Autonomous vehicle operation adjustment based upon route

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle control, routing, and
automatic feature adjustment are disclosed. Autonomous operation feature usage levels or …

Automatic collection of quality control statistics for maps used in autonomous driving

DJ Burnette, AH Chatham, MP McNaughton - US Patent 8,527,199, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Autonomous vehicles use various computing systems to aid in transporting
passengers from one location to another. Some autonomous vehicles may require some …

Methods and systems for determining instructions for pulling over an autonomous vehicle

JS Herbach, N Fairfield - US Patent 9,523,984, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Autonomous vehicles use various computing systems to aid in transporting
passengers from one location to another. Some autonomous vehicles may require some …

Accident response using autonomous vehicle monitoring

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring use of a vehicle having one or more
autonomous (and/or semi-autonomous) operation features to determine and respond to …

Autonomous vehicle application

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, GL Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for communicating between autonomous vehicles are described
herein. Such communication may be performed for signaling, collision avoidance, path …

Systems and methods for transitioning control of an autonomous vehicle to a driver

D Dolgov, A Schultz, DT Egnor, C Urmson - US Patent 9,342,074, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Autonomous vehicles use various computing systems to aid in transporting
passengers from one location to another. Some autonomous vehicles may require some …

Autonomous vehicle application

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for communicating between autonomous vehicles are described
herein. Such communication may be performed for signaling, collision avoidance, path …

Autonomous vehicle collision risk assessment

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for determining collision risk associated with operation of partially
autonomous vehicles are provided. According to certain aspects, autonomous operation …

Coordinated autonomous vehicle automatic area scanning

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle control, routing, and
automatic feature adjustment are disclosed. Sensors associated with autonomous operation …