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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Katsuhiro Sakai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danil V. Prokhorov, Canton, MI (US);
Bunyo Okumura, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Naoki Nagasaka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Masahiro Harada, Novi, MI (US);
Nobuhide Kamata, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
Arrangements related to operating an autonomous vehicle in view-obstructed environments are described. At least a portion of an external environment of the autonomous vehicle can be sensed to detect one or more objects located therein. An occupant viewable area of the external environment can be determined. It can be determined whether one or more of the detected one or more objects is located outside of the determined occupant viewable area. Responsive to determining that a detected object is located outside of the determined occupant viewable area, one or more actions can be taken. For instance, the action can include presenting an alert within the autonomous vehicle. Alternatively or in addition, the action can include causing a current driving action of the autonomous vehicle to be modified.
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