Zoox, Inc.

Maxwell Chandler Robinson

Tod Cameron Semple

Chonhyon Park

Priam Mukundan

Techniques are discussed herein for executing simulations including multiple simulated agents that can interact with each other with a reaction delay. At a first time point, a first trajectory of the first simulated agent associated with a first time point in the driving simulation can be determined, and stored in a first buffer component. At a second time point in the driving simulation after the first time point, the first trajectory of the first simulated agent associated with the first time point can be retrieved. A time period between the first time point and the second time point is a reaction delay. A second trajectory for controlling the second simulated agent can be determined based at least in part on the first trajectory of the first simulated agent associated with the first time point. The second simulated agent is controlled to move along the second trajectory.

Driving simulations with simulated agent interactions

Techniques are discussed herein for executing log-based driving simulations to evaluate the performance and functionalities of vehicle control systems. A simulation system may execute a log-based driving simulation including playback agents whose behavior is based on the log data captured by a vehicle operating in an environment. The simulation system may determine interactions associated with the playback agents, and may convert the playback agents to smart agents during the driving simulation. During a driving simulation, playback agents that have been converted to smart agents may interact with additional playback agents, causing a cascading effect of additional conversions. Converting playback agents to smart agents may include initiating a planning component to control the smart agent, which may be based on determinations of a destination and/or driving attributes based on the playback agent.

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