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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2022
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Amir Ghaderi, San Jose, CA (US);
Shuangyu Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Derek Xiang MA, San Carlos, CA (US);
Oytun Ulutan, Buena Park, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described herein for determining an active traffic light signal. The techniques involve, determining active signals for first and second traffic light heads of a group of traffic light heads, wherein members of the group of traffic light heads share an active signal at a point in time. A first vote is allocated for the active signal for the first traffic light head indicating a signal state of the first traffic light head and a second vote is allocated for the active signal for the second traffic light head indicating a signal state of the second traffic light head. A signal indicated by the group of traffic light heads is determined based at least in part on the first and second votes.