Waymo LLC

Ross Peter Anderson

Pablo Abad

Khawaja Waqee Khalid

Karan Rajen Parikh

Fuming Lin

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for planning lane changes for autonomous vehicles.

Planning lane changes for autonomous vehicles using machine learning

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 according to a navigation plan. The method involves an indication of movement of a vehicle on the on-ramp, wherein the indication of movement is based on data collected by one or more sensors configured to capture sensor data from an environment surrounding the truck. The method involves determining, for the on-ramp and the one or more lanes, respective avoidance scores indicative of a likelihood of an interaction between the truck and the vehicle based on the approaching merge region. The method involves updating the navigation plan based on the respective avoidance scores. The method also involves controlling the truck to execute a driving strategy based on the updated navigation plan.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Ross Peter Anderson