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Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2020
Applicant:

GM Cruise Holdings Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Nitin Passa, San Francisco, CA (US);

Beini Jiang, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Tucker Paxton, San Francisco, CA (US);

Lucio Otavio Marchioro Rech, San Mateo, CA (US);

Assignee:

GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0011 (2020.02); G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01);
Abstract

The subject disclosure relates to solutions for arbitrating traffic blockages along vehicle routes. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a method including steps for determining a vehicle route, wherein the vehicle route comprises at least one lane plan to be followed by an autonomous vehicle (AV), identifying a blockage along the vehicle route, analyzing the blockage to determine if the blockage constitutes a persistent blockage, and if the blockage constitutes a persistent blockage, associating a time value with the blockage. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.


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