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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2024
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Venkata Subrahmanyam Chandra Sekhar Chebiyyam, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shaminda Subasingha, San Ramon, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for detecting impacts to a vehicle body are described herein. A vehicle may receive first audio data (associated with a sound) from a microphone located inside the vehicle. Further, the vehicle may receive second audio data (associated with the sound) from a microphone that is external to the vehicle. The vehicle can compare, for example, the volumes of the first and second audio to determine a difference. The vehicle can compare the difference to a threshold to determine whether the sound corresponds to an impact to the vehicle body. For example, if the difference is below the threshold (e.g., the volume levels of the first and second audio data are similar), the vehicle can classify the sound as corresponding to an impact to the vehicle. The vehicle can control the vehicle based on the sound being classified as an impact to the vehicle body.