公开(公告)号：US20230020966A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17812644

申请日：2022-07-14

Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Neil M. OVERMON ,  Erik Orlando PORTILLO ,  Zhujia SHI ,  Joyce TAM ,  Dishi LI ,  Hunter Scott WILLOUGHBY

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W40/04 ,  G07B15/06 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/56

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statues for performing safe driving operation. Example embodiments disclosed herein provide enhanced high-precision operation of an AV in low-speed environments, such as a toll booth facility or heavy traffic. One example method disclosed herein includes a control computer identifying a starting point of the toll booth facility on the roadway and a plurality of toll lanes associated with the toll booth facility; selecting a particular toll lane; determining a trajectory for the AV that extends through the particular toll lane; and in response to the autonomous vehicle arriving at the starting point for the toll booth facility, transmitting, over a subsystem interface to one or more drive subsystems of the AV, instructions configured to cause the drive subsystems to operate together to cause the AV to travel according to the trajectory.

公开(公告)号：US20230123912A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17965894

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Dishi LI ,  Hunter Scott WILLOUGHBY ,  Yufei ZHAO

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60W40/02 ,  B60W50/00 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/58 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: An example method includes detecting, via sensor data collected from sensors located on the AV, an upcoming object located on a roadway. The method further includes determining, from the sensor data, a relative distance and a relative direction of the upcoming object with respect to the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes mapping the upcoming object to an absolute location with respect to the roadway based on map data that describes upcoming topology of the roadway and a location of the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes associating the upcoming object with a lane of the roadway based on the absolute location mapped to the upcoming object and based on lane geometry data for the roadway. The method further includes operating the autonomous vehicle based on a relationship between the lane associated with the upcoming object and a current lane in which the autonomous vehicle is located.

公开(公告)号：US20230065647A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17822735

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Neil M. OVERMON ,  Erik Orlando PORTILLO ,  Zhujia SHI ,  Joyce TAM ,  Mohammad POORSARTEP ,  Christopher MILLER ,  Pengji DUAN ,  Lingting GE ,  Navid SARMADNIA ,  Panqu PANQU WANG ,  Zhe HUANG

IPC: G08G1/0965 ,  G08G1/0967 ,  G01S15/58 ,  G01S15/931 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle includes audio sensors configured to detect audio in an environment around the autonomous vehicle and to generate audio signals based on the detected audio. A processor in the autonomous vehicle receives the audio signals and compares a time domain or frequency domain representation of the audio signals to a corresponding representation of a known emergency vehicle siren. The comparison causes the processor to output a first determination indicating whether the audio signals are indicative of an emergency vehicle siren. The processor also applies a trained neural network to the audio signals that causes the processor to output a second determination indicating whether the audio signals are indicative of the emergency vehicle siren. If the first determination or the second determination indicates presence of an emergency vehicle siren in the environment around the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle is caused to perform an action.

公开(公告)号：US20230119659A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17965893

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Dishi LI ,  Hunter Scott WILLOUGHBY ,  Yufei ZHAO

IPC: B60W60/00

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statutes for performing safe driving operation. An example method includes detecting that a group of motorcycles is operating on a roadway on which the AV is located. The group of motorcycles are each located within a pre-determined distance away from one another. The method further includes determining an aggregate footprint area that surrounds respective locations of the group of motorcycles. The method further includes causing navigation of the autonomous vehicle that avoids penetration of the aggregate footprint area based on transmitting navigation instructions to one or more subsystems of the autonomous vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20220410894A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17809543

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Neil M. OVERMON ,  Erik Orlando PORTILLO ,  Zhujia SHI ,  Joyce TAM

IPC: B60W30/14 ,  B60W60/00 ,  B60W40/06 ,  B60W40/10 ,  B60W30/18

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statues for performing safe driving operation. An example method for operating an AV includes receiving, from a sensor located on the AV, sensor data that captures a road sign located at a distance from the AV that is operating on a roadway; obtaining, from the sensor data, roadway information indicated by the road sign that corresponds to a segment of the roadway associated with the road sign that is ahead of a current position of the AV on the roadway; determining trajectory-related information for the AV for the distance that is based on the roadway information obtained from the sensor data; and causing the AV to travel in accordance with the trajectory-related information until a determination that the AV has arrived within the segment of the roadway associated with the road sign.

公开(公告)号：US20230037318A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17814794

申请日：2022-07-25

Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Neil M. OVERMON ,  Erik Orlando PORTILLO ,  Zhujia SHI ,  Joyce TAM ,  Sridhar Kumar

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statues for performing safe driving operation. An example system for an AV includes a communications gateway device. The communications gateway device includes a plurality of modules each configured for different communication mediums or applications. In particular, the plurality of modules includes a first module for communicating with a remote computer. Via the first module, vehicle operational data is reported to the remote computer, and instructional data is received from the remote computer. The modules further include a second module for communicating with devices located within a vicinity external to the vehicle, and a third module configured to communicate with subsystems located within the vehicle. The example AV system includes a second communications gateway device that is configured to be redundant.

公开(公告)号：US20220365530A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17663410

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Erik Orlando PORTILLO ,  Zhujia SHI ,  Joyce TAM

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60W60/00 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statues for performing safe driving operation. An example method for operating an AV includes receiving, by a computer located in the AV, sensor data that indicates a condition of one or more devices in the AV or of a roadway on which the autonomous vehicle is operating; and causing, by the computer and based on the sensor data, the autonomous vehicle to operate in accordance with a maneuver by sending instructions to one or more devices in the autonomous vehicle, wherein the maneuver is configured to bring the autonomous vehicle to a complete stop. In some embodiments, the maneuver may be selected from a plurality of maneuvers in response to determining an occurrence of a fault condition based on the sensor data.

公开(公告)号：US20230124314A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17965896

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Dishi LI ,  Hunter Scott WILLOUGHBY ,  Yufei ZHAO

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60W30/18

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statutes for performing safe driving operation. Example embodiments relate to an autonomous vehicle having a trailer coupled to a rear thereof. An example method includes continuously predicting a trailer trajectory that is distinct from a planned trajectory of the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes determining that the predicted trailer trajectory is within a minimum avoidance distance away from a stationary vehicle located on a roadway on which the autonomous vehicle is located. The method further includes modifying the planned trajectory of the autonomous vehicle such that the predicted trailer trajectory satisfies the minimum avoidance distance. The method further includes causing the autonomous vehicle to navigate along the modified trajectory based on transmitting instructions to one or more subsystems of the autonomous vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230123611A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17965889

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: TuSimple, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Dishi LI ,  Hunter Scott WILLOUGHBY ,  Yufei ZHAO

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60W50/14

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to perform safe driving operations. An example method includes detecting that a motorcycle is operating on a roadway on which the autonomous vehicle is located. The method further includes classifying a behavior state of the motorcycle based on a location of the motorcycle relative to a split zone that extends between and into two adjacent lanes of the roadway. The behavior state indicates whether the motorcycle is lane splitting. The method further includes determining, based on the behavior state of the motorcycle, a lane permission parameter that controls whether a given trajectory for the autonomous vehicle can extend into one of the two adjacent lanes. The method further includes causing the autonomous vehicle to operate in accordance with a trajectory that satisfies the lane permission parameter based on transmitting instructions related to the trajectory to subsystems of the autonomous vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20220379924A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17804532

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: TUSIMPLE, INC.

Inventor： Scott Douglas FOSTER ,  Neil M. OVERMON ,  Erik Orlando PORTILLO ,  Zhujia SHI ,  Joyce TAM

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  B60W40/105 ,  B60W30/18

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) includes features that allows the AV to comply with applicable regulations and statues for performing safe driving operation. An example method for operating the AV includes determining a trajectory related information of a vehicle operating on a roadway on which the AV is operating; receiving sensor data of a first area that includes the vehicle; determining an additional trajectory related information for the AV by comparing the trajectory related information of the vehicle to a current trajectory related information of the AV, wherein the additional trajectory related information is based on a category to which the vehicle belongs, and wherein the additional trajectory related information allows the AV to maintain at least a distance between the AV and the vehicle; and causing the AV to operate in accordance with the additional trajectory related information.