US 12,258,029 B2
Processing a request signal regarding operation of an autonomous vehicle
Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Singapore (SG); Karl Iagnemma, Cambridge, MA (US); and Eric Wolff, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by MOTIONAL AD INC., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/453,219.
Application 18/453,219 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,278, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,772,669.
Application 16/544,278 is a continuation of application No. 15/477,970, filed on Apr. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,384,690, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0140458 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/076 (2012.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01)
CPC B60W 50/10 (2013.01) [B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/076 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/11 (2024.01); B60K 2360/175 (2024.01); B60W 2420/40 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
causing a vehicle to travel autonomously along a trajectory toward a goal location;
receiving a request for the vehicle to perform a stopping maneuver while the vehicle is traveling along the trajectory;
determining a geographic region along the trajectory of the vehicle having a plurality of target locations for performing the stopping maneuver;
identifying a target location from among the plurality of target locations based in part on a degree of blockage associated with stopping the vehicle at the target location, wherein the degree of blockage associated with stopping the vehicle at the target location comprises a measure of an amount of maneuvering that would be required by other road users to avoid hitting the vehicle should the vehicle stop at the target location, and
causing the vehicle to perform the stopping maneuver at the identified target location in the geographic region.