Waymo LLC

Zhaokun Wang

YooJung Ahn

Joshua Newby

Toshihiro Fujimura

Jinseok Hwang

Jerry Chen

Jared S Gross

Thomas Southworth

Robert Veitch

Brett Kurpiewski

Albert Shane

Choon Ping Chng

Jun Hou

Chun Chen

Cheng-Han Wu

Simon Ellgas

Richard Morabito

Justin Matthew Andrade

Scott Duncan

Lynn Wang

Rutvik Acharya

Andreas Bauer

Jeffrey Du

Jacqueline Hyun

Yoonjae Song

Dillon Arellano

Sensor assembly

Example embodiments relate to a sensor unit with rotating housing and spoiler for enhanced airflow. An example device includes one or more sensors configured to sense one or more aspects of an environment surrounding the device. The device also includes a housing that at least partially surrounds the one or more sensors. The housing and the one or more sensors are configured to rotate about a shared axis. The housing includes an inlet configured to act as an air intake for an airflow through the housing. The airflow is configured to cool the one or more sensors while the one or more sensors are operating. Further, the device includes a spoiler positioned on or near the inlet. The spoiler is configured to increase an air pressure near the inlet or promote laminar flow near the inlet in order to promote the airflow through the housing.

Sensor unit with rotating housing and spoiler for enhanced airflow

Wrap

The technology provides a seat release blocker that covers a seat release latching mechanism, where the latching mechanism would enable a passenger to fold down one or more seats of a vehicle. This can be particularly beneficial when the vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode, because certain areas within the vehicle may be restricted from passenger access. For instance, access to the trunk or cargo area may be limited to authorized service personnel. The seat release blocker includes a cover member that is fixedly secured to a seat such as a middle seat, using one or more fastener members such as a screw. Once the cover is releasably secured to the seat, the side of the cover with the fasteners may be completely or substantially covered by the side of an adjacent seat.

Seat back release blocker

Growing community of inventors

Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Zhaokun Wang