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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joona Markus Petteri Kiiski, Cupertino, CA (US);
Marc Wimmershoff, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rick Zhang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02);
Abstract
Techniques for improving operational decisions of an autonomous vehicle are discussed herein. In some cases, a system may generate a lane change score based on one or more lateral metrics and one or more longitudinal metrics associated with the lane change trajectory. The system may then determine if the lane change operation is safe based on the lane change score.