Lighting device for a vehicle

M Sweeney, T Pilarski, WP Ross, C Liu - US Patent 9,902,311, 2018 - Google Patents
ABSTRACT A control system of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) can process sensor data from a
sensor system of the SDV to autono mously control acceleration, steering, and braking …

Intention signaling for an autonomous vehicle

WP Ross, C Liu - US Patent 9,969,326, 2018 - Google Patents
(AV) can monitor sensor information indicating a situational environment of the AV, and
detect an external entity based, at least in part, on the sensor data. The intention signaling …

Automated vehicle communications system

W Ross, M Aitken - US Patent 10,036,642, 2018 - Google Patents
An automated vehicle (AV) can be managed by a backend system and include an
acceleration, braking, and steering system, an AV control system to maneuver the AV …

Backend communications system for a fleet of autonomous vehicles

W Ross, M Aitken - US Patent 10,050,760, 2018 - Google Patents
A backend communications system can manage communications, using transmission
control protocol (TCP), between a fleet of AVs in a given region and a backend system that …

Light output system for a self-driving vehicle

M Sweeney, T Pilarski, WP Ross, C Liu - US Patent 10,160,378, 2018 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A control system of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) can dynamically determine
a set of autonomous driving actions to be performed by the SDV, and generate a set of …

Interfacing with a vehicular controller area network

C King, B Bhattacharyya, S Friedman - US Patent 10,650,621, 2020 - Google Patents
A vehicle monitoring system, comprising: an interface configured to at least communicate
with a controller area network bus; a remote data telecommunication interface; a database; …

Teleassistance data prioritization for self-driving vehicles

B Kroop, W Ross, A Heine - US Patent 10,293,818, 2019 - Google Patents
A self-driving vehicle can operate by analyzing a live sensor view to autonomously operate
acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the SDV along a current route. Based on a …

Communication configuration system for a fleet of automated vehicles

W Ross, M Aitken - US Patent 9,432,929, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A communication configuration system for a fleet of autono mous vehicles
(AVs) stores a network resource map for a given region that indicates locations of base …

Backend system for route planning of autonomous vehicles

W Ross, M Aitken - US Patent 9,557,183, 2017 - Google Patents
A backend system can store a network resource map that indicates network coverages
areas for a plurality of base stations over a given region. The system can receive a pick-up …

Optimizing communication for automated vehicles

W Ross, M Aitken - US Patent 9,603,158, 2017 - Google Patents
A backend system for a fleet of autonomous vehicles (AVs) for a given region can store a
spectrum heat map indicating network coverage strength for a plurality of network types …