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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vishu Goyal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kai Ding, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The technology relates to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in accordance with behavior predictions for other road users in the vehicle's vicinity. In particular, the vehicle's onboard computing system may predict whether another road user will perform a 'continuing' lane driving operation, such as going straight in a turn-only lane. Sensor data from detected/observed objects in the vehicle's nearby environment may be evaluated in view of one or more possible behaviors for different types of objects. In addition, roadway features, in particular whether lane segments are connected in a roadgraph, are also evaluated to determine probabilities of whether other road users may make an improper continuing lane driving operation. This is used to generate more accurate behavior predictions, which the vehicle can use to take alternative (e.g., corrective) driving actions.