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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2022
Applicant:

Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Suzanne L. Woll, Livermore, CA (US);

Laura W. Shane, Park City, UT (US);

Assignee:

Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting a presence of water along a surface and adjusting a speed of a vehicle are provided. The method comprises generating one or more data points from one or more sensors coupled to a vehicle, and, using a processor, determining, based on the one or more data points, whether water is present along a surface, when water is present along the surface, determining a speed adjustment of the vehicle based on the water present along the surface, and generating a control signal configured to cause the vehicle to adjust a speed of the vehicle according to the speed adjustment.


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