Zoox, Inc.

Connor Joseph Kafka

Da Liu

Andrew Allen Haskin

William Edward Cheringal

A vehicle comprises an object detection system, comprising: (A) a transmitter, (B) a receiver affixed, and (C) at least one processor configured to: (i) based on a characteristic of the environment in which the vehicle is currently located, determine an operating parameter of at least one of the transmitter and the receiver, (ii) cause the transmitter to output electromagnetic radiation with an intensity associated with the operating parameter of the transmitter, (iii) receive, from the receiver, a signal indicative of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the receiver, wherein the signal is based on the operating parameter of the receiver, (iv) determine that the transmission of the electromagnetic radiation between the transmitter and receiver is at least partially obstructed by an object based at least in part on the signal, and (v) control movement of a first and second door based at least in part on the electromagnetic radiation being obstructed.

Object detection in automotive applications

Techniques for managing the doors of a vehicle are discussed herein. In some examples, a vehicle may have one or more doors configured to open and close. The doors may include one or more sensor devices located along the inside edges of the doors. The sensor devices may be configured to capture sensor data of a region between the doors. In some instances, the vehicle may have a door frame that may define a door aperture when the vehicle doors are in a non-closed state. The door frame may include one or more sensor devices located along an edge portion of the door frame. Such sensor devices may capture sensor data of the region within the door aperture. In such instances, a second plane (e.g., defined by the door frame) may be interior to a first plane (e.g., defined by the doors) relative to the vehicle.

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