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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Adam John Boulton, Wirral, GB;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A method of processing data for a driving automation system, the method comprising steps of: obtaining image data from a camera of an autonomous vehicle, AV; image processing the image data to obtain a vehicle registration mark, VRM, of another vehicle within the surrounding area of the AV; looking up the VRM in a vehicle information database to obtain information indicative of the make, the model and the date of manufacture of the other vehicle; looking up information indicative of the make, the model and the date of manufacture of the other vehicle in a vehicle dimensions database to obtain at least one dimension of the other vehicle; and updating a context of the autonomous vehicle based on said at least one dimension of the other vehicle.