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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1397715 · 27 May 2026
The technology involves identifying suitable pickup and drop-off locations based on detected pedestrian walking paths. Mapped areas have specific physical configurations, which may suggest places to pick up or drop off a rider (or a delivery). However, rel...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1398715 · 13 May 2026
Example embodiments relate to a method for cut-in identification and classification. An example embodiment includes a obtaining operational data about one or more vehicles; based on the operational data, identifying the presence of one or more cut-ins with...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1386358 · 25 Mar 2026
Aspects of the disclosure provide for route variation for autonomous vehicles. For example, a plurality of routes may be identified. Each route of the plurality may be a current route on which an autonomous vehicle of a fleet of autonomous vehicles is curr...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1392220 · 11 Mar 2026
A computing system may operate a LIDAR device to emit and detect light pulses in accordance with a time sequence including standard detection period(s) that establish a nominal detection range for the LIDAR device and extended detection period(s) having du...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1390587 · 4 Mar 2026
The technology relates to partially redundant equipment architectures for vehicles able to operate in an autonomous driving mode. Aspects of the technology employ fallback configurations, such as two or more fallback sensor configurations that provide some...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1399080 · 25 Feb 2026
A computer-implemented method is provided that involves determining, based on map data, an approaching merge region comprising an on-ramp merging with a road comprising one or more lanes, wherein a truck is traveling on an initial lane of the road accordin...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1398928 · 18 Feb 2026
Example embodiments relate to techniques for providing incremental remote assistance to a vehicle. A computing device initially receives location information from a vehicle that is autonomously navigating to a destination. Based on the location information...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1393648 · 21 Jan 2026
Example embodiments relate to methods and systems for using interference to detect sensor impairment. Radar or another type of sensor on a vehicle may receive radio-frequency (RF) signals propagating in the environment. These RF signals may originate from ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1391822 · 31 Dec 2025
Example embodiments relate to an air cooling system for an electronic spinning assembly. An example embodiment includes a plurality of vanes coupled to a static base. A vane cover is rotatably coupled to the static base. The vane cover at least partially e...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1393156 · 29 Oct 2025
Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating map data. For instance, data generated by a perception system 372 of a vehicle 101 may be received. This data corresponds to a plurality of observations including observed positions of a passenger of the vehic...