DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO SIRENS
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240087451A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18508354

    申请日:2023-11-14

    申请人: Waymo LLC

    摘要: The technology relates to detecting and responding to emergency vehicles. This may include using a plurality of microphones to detect a siren noise corresponding to an emergency vehicle and to estimate a bearing of the emergency vehicle. This estimated bearing is compared to map information to identify a portion of roadway on which the emergency vehicle is traveling. In addition, information identifying a set of objects in the vehicle's environment as well as characteristics of those objects is received from a perception system is used to determine whether one of the set of objects corresponds to the emergency vehicle. How to respond to the emergency vehicle is determined based on the estimated bearing and identified road segments and the determination of whether one of the set of objects corresponds to the emergency vehicle. This determined response is then used to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode.

    ADAPTIVE SOUND GENERATION
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230394966A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US17805470

    申请日:2022-06-06

    IPC分类号: G08G1/0962 G06F3/16

    CPC分类号: G08G1/09626 G06F3/165

    摘要: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for converting traffic noises is provided. The embodiment may include capturing audio input relating to traffic conditions or environmental conditions surrounding a user or a vehicle containing a user. The embodiment may also identifying undesirable noises from within the captured audio. The embodiment may further include generating mood-improving sounds for a user based on the identified noises. The embodiment may also playing the generated sounds for the user. The embodiment may further include alerting the user or a second user of relevant traffic conditions or relevant environmental conditions including conditions that correspond to the identified noises.

    VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SPEED LIMIT SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230360524A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18245165

    申请日:2021-09-14

    发明人: Adil KARAKAYIS

    摘要: Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system and method for control system for generating a speed limit signal for controlling a vehicle. The control system is configured to receive, from one or more imaging devices associated with the vehicle, image data indicative of an environment of the vehicle. The control system is configured to determine, in dependence on the image data, a speed limit indicated by a traffic sign and a location of the traffic sign with respect to a road feature in the environment. A relevance of the speed limit to the vehicle is determined in dependence on the determined location of the traffic sign and a determined location of the vehicle. A sign speed limit signal indicative of the speed limit is selectively generated in dependence on the determined relevance, and output to at least one vehicle control system. Traffic signs associated with side roads SR and thus not relevant to the vehicle may thus be effectively filtered.

    DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO SIRENS
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230282106A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18118341

    申请日:2023-03-07

    申请人: Waymo LLC

    摘要: The technology relates to detecting and responding to emergency vehicles. This may include using a plurality of microphones to detect a siren noise corresponding to an emergency vehicle and to estimate a bearing of the emergency vehicle. This estimated bearing is compared to map information to identify a portion of roadway on which the emergency vehicle is traveling. In addition, information identifying a set of objects in the vehicle's environment as well as characteristics of those objects is received from a perception system is used to determine whether one of the set of objects corresponds to the emergency vehicle. How to respond to the emergency vehicle is determined based on the estimated bearing and identified road segments and the determination of whether one of the set of objects corresponds to the emergency vehicle. This determined response is then used to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode.