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Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2019
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Aishwarya Parasuram, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jennifer Iglesias, San Francisco, CA (US);

Ioan-Alexandru Sucan, East Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure provide for controlling an autonomous vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, sensor data generated by a perception system of a vehicle may be received. The sensor data identifying objects in an environment of the vehicle. A trajectory corresponding to a future path of the vehicle may be received. That the vehicle is approaching an unmarked crosswalk situation may be determined based on the trajectory and the sensor data. In response to the determination, an area for an unmarked crosswalk is identified. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode based on the determination and the area.


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