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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin Ingram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01); B60W 2520/00 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4046 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of controlling an autonomous vehicle. The method may include receiving sensor data identifying a road user in a lane adjacent to the autonomous vehicle. A minimum magnitude of road user behavior for the road user that is likely to result in a collision with the autonomous vehicle. A collision cost may be determined based on the determined minimum magnitude of road user behavior and a probability density function of previously observed magnitudes of road user behavior. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled based on the collision cost.