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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2017
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Nikolaos Michalakis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A host vehicle can detect two or more markers positioned on respective locations of a surrounding vehicle. The two or more markers can include data corresponding to the respective locations of each of the two or more markers. The host vehicle can determine the location of the two or more markers based on the data. Based on the location of the two or more markers, the host vehicle can determine the orientation of the surrounding vehicle. The host vehicle can determine a path to follow based on the determined orientation of the surrounding vehicle. The host vehicle can then follow the determined path.