CPC G06V 20/38 (2022.01) [G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)] | 53 Claims |
1. A method for operating a semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
the vehicle traveling in an outdoor setting;
capturing data related to the outdoor setting via at least one first sensor;
preprocessing captured data to identify areas of interest corresponding to at least one segment of the outdoor setting and to produce preprocessed data;
identifying occlusion present in the preprocessed data;
computing a distance range between the vehicle and the identified occlusion; and
discarding the identified occlusion if a minimum possible distance between the vehicle and the identified occlusion is above a predetermined threshold.
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