US 12,377,776 B2
Turn signal assignment for complex maneuvers
Scott Drew Pendleton, Singapore (SG); and Titus Chua, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/990,551.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/417,962, filed on Oct. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0131984 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/507 (2022.05) [B60Q 1/346 (2013.01); B60Q 2800/10 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, result in operations comprising:
receiving position information associated with a position of a vehicle;
hierarchically determining whether to activate a turn signal of the vehicle prior to activation of the turn signal based on a turn of the vehicle at a roadway intersection using a plurality of ordered determinations based on the position information, wherein a first determination of the plurality of ordered determinations is associated with activating the turn signal by assigning a steering-based turn signal based on a positive determination of the first determination, a second determination is associated with activating the turn signal by assigning a lane-based turn signal based on a negative determination of the first determination and a positive determination of the second determination, and a third determination is associated with activating the turn signal by assigning a trajectory-based turn signal based on a negative determination of the second determination and a positive determination of the third determination;
determining, upon hierarchically determining to activate the turn signal and based at least on the position information, a time to activate the turn signal prior to the turn of the vehicle at the roadway intersection; and
transmitting a control signal to activate the turn signal of the vehicle at the determined time.