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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2021
Tusimple, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Charles A Price, San Diego, CA (US);
Todd B. Skinner, San Diego, CA (US);
Juexiao Ning, Tucson, AZ (US);
Yishi Liu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Qiwei Li, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond Alan Thomas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Alan Camyre, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jim Giglio, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert Patrick Brown, Tucson, AZ (US);
TuSimple, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for deploying emergency roadside signaling devices are disclosed. In one aspect, system for an autonomous vehicle includes one or more signaling devices configured to visually notify other vehicles when placed on or near a roadway, and an object placing device configured to place the one or more signaling devices. The system further includes a processor and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to: determine that the autonomous vehicle has experienced a malfunction, and provide instructions to the object placing device to place the one or more signaling devices on or near the roadway.