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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2024
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arthur Dov Safira, Los Altos, CA (US);
Harrison Lee Mckenzie Chapter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Colin Andrew Braley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hui Seong Son, Hayward, CA (US);
Aleksandar Rumenov Gabrovski, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian Choung Choi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects and implementations of the present disclosure address shortcomings of existing technology by enabling autonomous vehicle simulations based on retro-reflection optical data. The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that involves initiating a simulation of an environment of an autonomous driving vehicle, the simulation including a plurality of simulated objects, each having an identification of a material type of the respective object. The method can further involve accessing simulated reflection data based on the plurality of simulated objects and retro-reflectivity data for the material types of the simulated objects, and determining, using an autonomous vehicle control system for the autonomous vehicle, a driving path relative to the simulated objects, the driving path based on the simulated reflection data.