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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Baker, North Hollywood, CA (US);

Clark Michael Davenport, San Bruno, CA (US);

Rasmus Fonseca, Boulder Creek, CA (US);

Joseph Lorenzetti, Foster City, CA (US);

Wentao Zhong, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0017 (2020.02); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 2520/00 (2013.01); B60W 2552/53 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02);
Abstract

Techniques and methods for crosswalk handling for vehicles. The vehicle may identify a crosswalk and an object associated with the crosswalk in the environment. The vehicle may determine a heatmap based on sensor data and map data. The vehicle may determine a factor associated with the crosswalk relative to one or more of the vehicle and/or object based on the heatmap associated with the crosswalk. The vehicle may determine a cost associated with the crosswalk based on the factor. The vehicle may determine a trajectory for the vehicle to operate in the environment based on the cost associated with the crosswalk and follow the trajectory to travel in the environment.


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