Nissan North America, Inc.

Renault S.a.s.

Kevin Poulet

Aude Laurent

Siddharth Thakur

Armelle Guerin

Omar Bentahar

Julius S Gyorfi

Mark Allan

Simon Tien

Erik Vinkhuyzen

An apparatus for remote support of autonomous operation of a vehicle includes a processor that is configured to perform a method including receiving a request for a trip through a transportation network, wherein the trip includes a first travel portion from a first location to a second location, and a second travel portion from the second location to a third location. Each of the first travel portion and the second travel portion is associated with a different service such that a first payload of the first travel portion is different from a second payload of the second travel portion. The method also includes determining, based on the request, a route for the trip from the first location to the second location, and from the second location to the third location, and performing a validation process that confirms a presence of cargo in the first payload and/or the second payload.

Passenger ride extension for special services using remote operation

A method of exception handing for an autonomous vehicle (AV) includes identifying an exception situation; identifying relevant sensors for the exception situation; identifying relevant tools to the exception situation, the relevant tools usable by a tele-operator to resolve the exception situation; and presenting, on a display of the tele-operator, data from the relevant sensors and the relevant tools.

System to recommend sensor view for quick situational awareness

An apparatus for remote support of autonomous operation of a vehicle is described. The apparatus includes a processor that performs a method including receiving a query to define a path for the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling along a route from an origin to a destination in a vehicle transportation network, the query comprising multiple points including at least a start point and an end point of the path, obtaining a satellite image of a portion of a geographical area that encompasses the multiple points, determining, using the satellite image, static obstacles within the portion of the geographical area, the static obstacles defining navigable areas within the vehicle transportation network, generating the path through each of the multiple points such that the path is located within at least one navigable area of the navigable areas, and transmitting the path for use by the vehicle.

Pathfinding assistance system for teleoperation

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