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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward Hsiao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maoqing Yao, Newark, CA (US);
David Margines, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yosuke Higashi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
WAYMO LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G08G 1/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G08G 1/095 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a current state of a traffic light may be determined. One of a plurality of yellow light durations may be selected based on the current state of the traffic light. When the traffic light will turn red may be predicted based on the selected one. The prediction may be used to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode.