US 11,881,112 B1
Annotated virtual track to inform autonomous vehicle control
Darren Ernest Canavor, Redmond, WA (US); Charles Edward Cartwright, Seattle, WA (US); Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, WA (US); and Brandon William Porter, Yarrow Point, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,642.
Application 17/806,642 is a continuation of application No. 16/796,149, filed on Feb. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,380,203.
Application 16/796,149 is a continuation of application No. 15/912,401, filed on Mar. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,614,716, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 15/912,401 is a continuation of application No. 15/194,385, filed on Jun. 27, 2016, granted, now 9,953,535, issued on Apr. 24, 2018.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/164 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0133 (2013.01); G08G 1/0141 (2013.01); G08G 1/09675 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); G08G 1/123 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/70 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving virtual track data for a virtual track, the virtual track data comprising sensor control data for use by an autonomous vehicle traversing a segment of land associated with the virtual track, the sensor control data based at least in part on first sensor data collected by a previous vehicle traversing the segment of land and annotated to the virtual track by the previous vehicle;
receiving at least one of vehicle capability data or user preference data associated with the autonomous vehicle;
navigating the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the virtual track data and the at least one of the vehicle capability data or the user preference data;
causing one or more sensors associated with the autonomous vehicle to obtain second sensor data based at least in part on the sensor control data; and
controlling the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the second sensor data.