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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Horii, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
VOLKSWAGEN AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle having cameras for obtaining image data of neighboring vehicles in a proximity of the autonomous vehicle and for identifying physical characteristics of the neighboring vehicles, including makes, models, and trims of neighboring vehicles, colors of the neighboring vehicles, and exposed cargo being carried by the neighboring vehicles. The system maps the identified physical characteristics into predicted potential on-road events in the proximity of the autonomous vehicle, and makes driving decisions based on the predicted potential on-road event.