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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brian Baumgartner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cameron Flannery, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gary Mccarthy, Dallas, TX (US);
Andrew Price, Denver, CO (US);
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining whether a vehicle inspection station present within an environment of an autonomous vehicle is active or inactive are provided, to appropriately control the autonomous vehicle and to timely respond to detection of an active vehicle inspection station. When the vehicle inspection station is determined to be active, the autonomous vehicle can be controlled to arrive at an appropriate inspection location/spot within the vehicle inspection station, where while being held for vehicle inspection, the autonomous vehicle can be in an inspection mode. Systems and methods for further determining when or whether the vehicle inspection completes are also provided, to timely and appropriately release the autonomous vehicle from the inspection mode and to exit the vehicle inspection station.
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