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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Richard Twumasi-Boakye, Taylor, MI (US);
Xiaolin Cai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shan Chy Chueh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
James Fishelson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Archak Mittal, Canton, MI (US);
Andrea Broaddus, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods to classify a road based on a level of support offered by the road for autonomous driving operations. An example method may involve a computer receiving sensor data from a vehicle, the sensor data containing information about a current functional condition of a road. The computer may predict a future functional condition of the road by using a deterioration model to evaluate the sensor data. The computer may then determine a level of support offered by the road for autonomous driving operations based on the future functional condition of the road, and assign a classification to the road based on the level of support offered by the road for autonomous driving operations. The level of support offered by the road for autonomous driving operations may also be based on items such as road markings, traffic signs, traffic signals, and/or infrastructure elements.