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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2024
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Kshitij Agarwal, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sven Brüggemann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amir Takhmar, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pengzhi Tian, Dublin, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Data-driven techniques are described herein for determining collision probabilities and/or predicted collision rates associated with vehicle control components used in autonomous vehicles. A performance modeling system may determine a first vehicle-distance-to-object distribution, based on log data captured in real-world driving environments. A second tracking error distribution may be received and/or determined associated with one or more vehicle control components, and the performance modeling system may determine collision probabilities and/or rates associated with the vehicle control components based on the distributions. In various examples, these techniques can be used to determine target error distributions associated with particular vehicle control components and/or particular driving maneuvers, based on overall safety and performance target metrics for an autonomous vehicle. Additionally, these techniques also can be used to predict the overall collision probability metrics for an autonomous vehicle based on tracking error distributions associated with individual vehicle control components.