US 11,731,627 B2
Road anomaly detection for autonomous vehicle
Alyson Bonk, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to UATC, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by UATC, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/149,337.
Application 17/149,337 is a continuation of application No. 16/181,718, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,967,862.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/582,503, filed on Nov. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0129845 A1, May 6, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/18 (2013.01) [B60W 40/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01); G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G01C 21/3822 (2020.08); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); B60W 2552/35 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network computing system to:
receive sensor log data from one or more first autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating along one or more routes;
analyze the sensor log data to identify a road anomaly along the one or more routes;
generate an updated localization map comprising a label that indicates the road anomaly;
transmit the updated localization map to one or more second AVs; and
transmit a resolution response to the one or more second AVs to cause the one or more second AVs to process the resolution response, wherein the one or more second AVs are configured to execute a command to cause the one or more second AVs to respond to the road anomaly based on the resolution response.