US 11,656,623 B1
Detecting and responding to tailgaters
Dmitri A. Dolgov, Los Altos, CA (US); Philip Nemec, San Jose, CA (US); and Anne Aula, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/346,544.
Application 17/346,544 is a continuation of application No. 16/210,701, filed on Dec. 5, 2018, granted, now 11,061,404.
Application 16/210,701 is a continuation of application No. 15/825,883, filed on Nov. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,168,706, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Application 15/825,883 is a continuation of application No. 15/587,702, filed on May 5, 2017, granted, now 9,880,557, issued on Jan. 30, 2018.
Application 15/587,702 is a continuation of application No. 15/016,539, filed on Feb. 5, 2016, granted, now 9,671,784, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 15/016,539 is a continuation of application No. 14/703,053, filed on May 4, 2015, granted, now 9,290,181, issued on Mar. 22, 2016.
Application 14/703,053 is a continuation of application No. 14/320,824, filed on Jul. 1, 2014, granted, now 9,050,977, issued on Jun. 9, 2015.
Application 14/320,824 is a continuation of application No. 14/096,613, filed on Dec. 4, 2013, granted, now 8,818,682, issued on Aug. 26, 2014.
Application 14/096,613 is a continuation of application No. 13/949,894, filed on Jul. 24, 2013, granted, now 8,818,681, issued on Aug. 26, 2014.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01)
CPC G05D 1/021 (2013.01) [B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B62D 15/0255 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/0287 (2013.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02); B60W 2754/30 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for maneuvering a first vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying, by one or more computing devices of the first vehicle, a second vehicle driving behind the first vehicle and in a same lane as the first vehicle;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the second vehicle is a tailgating vehicle based on a comparison of a time threshold to an amount of time for the second vehicle to travel the determined distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and
based on determining that the second vehicle is a tailgating vehicle, generating, by the one or more computing devices, a notification to an occupant of the first vehicle.