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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Motional Ad Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dana Miller, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James Esper, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Theodore Alden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Asim Ayaz, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Michael Oden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Motional Ad LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/48 (2010.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/48 (2013.01); B60W 40/10 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2552/53 (2020.02); B60W 2554/20 (2020.02);
Abstract
The subject matter described in this specification is directed to a computer system and techniques for determining a location of an autonomous vehicle. The computer system is configured to determine the location using localization data from multiple data sources. When the localization data from the multiple data sources is unavailable or inaccurate, the computer system is configured to determine the location using predefined features of the environment.