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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2020
Tusimple, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Jason Robert Lau, Vail, AZ (US);
Leon Moore White, III, Fernandina Beach, FL (US);
TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes at least one vehicle sensor that is configured, when the AV is stopped, to observe at least a first portion of a zone around the stopped AV. A portable device is operated by a user near the stopped AV. A control subsystem receives a communication from the portable device that includes information regarding whether a second portion of the zone around the AV is free of obstructions. The control subsystem receives AV sensor data from the at least one vehicle sensor. The control subsystem determines whether the first portion of the zone free of obstructions and whether the second portion of the zone is free of obstructions. If that both the first and second portions of the zone around the stopped AV are free of obstructions, the stopped AV is allowed to begin moving.