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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Nicolas Meuleau, San Francisco, CA (US);
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for autonomous vehicle lane routing and navigation are provided. Autonomous vehicle lane routing and navigation may include identifying vehicle transportation network information including road segment information and lane information, wherein the road segment information for at least one road segment from the plurality of road segments includes lane information representing at least two adjacent lanes, identifying an origin, identifying a destination, generating a plurality of candidate routes from the origin to the destination, wherein each route from the plurality of routes indicates a distinct combination of road segments and lanes, and wherein at least one candidate route from the plurality of candidate routes includes at least one of the adjacent lanes, identifying an optimal route from the plurality of candidate routes, the optimal route having a minimal route cost, and operating the autonomous vehicle to travel from the origin to the destination using the optimal route.