METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING VEHICLE TO PICKUP / DROP-OFF ZONE

    公开(公告)号:US20230100961A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17486319

    申请日:2021-09-27

    申请人: Argo AI, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C21/36 B60W60/00 G08G1/14

    摘要: This document describes methods by which a system determines a pickup/drop-off zone (PDZ) to which a vehicle will navigate to perform a ride service request. The system will define a PDZ that is a geometric interval that is within a lane of a road at the requested destination of the ride service request by: (i) accessing map data that includes the geometric interval; (ii) using the vehicle's length and the road's speed limit at the destination to calculate a minimum allowable length for the PDZ; (iii) setting, start point and end point boundaries for the PDZ having an intervening distance that is equal to or greater than the minimum allowable length; and (iv) positioning the PDZ in the lane at or within a threshold distance from the requested destination. The system will then generate a path to guide the vehicle to the PDZ.

    DETERMINATION OF PATH TO VEHICLE STOP LOCATION IN A CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220349721A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17244420

    申请日:2021-04-29

    申请人: Argo AI, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C21/34

    摘要: Methods and systems for enabling an autonomous vehicle (AV) to determine a path to a stopping location are disclosed. Upon receipt of a service request, the AV will determine a desired stop location (DSL) and state information for the service request. The AV using the DSL and the state information to define a pickup/drop-off interval that comprises an area of a road that includes the DSL. When approaching the pickup/drop-off interval, the AV will uses its perception system to determine whether an object is occluding the DSL. If no object is occluding the DSL, the AV will continue along the path toward the DSL. However, if an object is occluding the DSL, the AV will identify and move to a non-occluded alternate stop location (ASL) within the pickup/drop-off interval. The ASL must satisfy one or more permissible stopping location criteria.