Remote assistance for autonomous vehicles in predetermined situations

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9720410
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14195682

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Example systems and methods enable an autonomous vehicle to request assistance from a remote operator in certain predetermined situations. One example method includes determining a representation of an environment of an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment. Based on the representation, the method may also include identifying a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance. The method may further include sending a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request including the representation of the environment and the identified situation. The method may additionally include receiving a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation. The method may also include causing the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation.

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  • GOOGLE LLC;WAYMO LLC

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Fairfield, Nathaniel Mountain View, US 169 5056
Furman, Vadim Mountain View, US 38 752
Herbach, Joshua Seth Mountain View, US 72 2698

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