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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2023
Motional Ad Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Puneet Singhal, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Yash Trikannad, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shih-Yuan Liu, Arlington, MA (US);
Qianli MA, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods and systems for lane change and intent determination. A method for operating an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes obtaining, first scene data associated with a scene of an autonomous vehicle. The method includes generating a plurality of trajectories for the autonomous vehicle. The method includes selecting a trajectory from the plurality of trajectories. The method includes determining a vehicle action intent of the selected trajectory. The method includes combining the vehicle action intent of the selected trajectory with a set of vehicle action intents to form a plurality of vehicle action intents. The set of vehicle action intents correspond to a set of trajectories generated prior to the selected trajectory from second scene data. The method includes selecting a vehicle action for the autonomous vehicle and causing the autonomous vehicle to initiate performance of the vehicle action based on the selecting the action.