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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12515626 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026

Filed:

May. 17, 2023

Systems and methods for handling an open door of a vehicle

Applicant:

Apollo Autonomous Driving Usa Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Baoping Yuan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yaoming Shen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC

Primary Examiner:

Lindsay M Low

Assistant Examiner:

Omar undefined Morales

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/88 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60T 8/92 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/885 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 8/1701 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60T 8/92 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60T 2210/10 (2013.01); B60T 2210/20 (2013.01); B60T 2250/00 (2013.01); B60T 2250/02 (2013.01); B60T 2270/402 (2013.01); B60T 2270/406 (2013.01); B60T 2270/408 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2530/00 (2013.01); B60W 2710/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Operating a vehicle with an open door creates risks. Embodiments herein consider both when a vehicle is in an autonomous driving (AD) mode and a manual mode. When in AD mode, if an occupant opens the doors while the vehicle is moving, the control system may lower the speed to stop and may park the vehicle (or not park it depending upon the control policy). If an occupant opens the doors when the vehicle is stationary, the control system may keep the vehicle from rolling and from brake system failures. When the vehicle is in a manual model and a door is opened when the vehicle is moving, a warning message may be triggered; whereas, if a door is opened when the vehicle is stationary, the control system may keep the vehicle from rolling and from brake system failures. Warning messages may be triggered for different stages/conditions.

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