US 11,774,975 B2
Collision zone detection for vehicles
Andrew E. Beller, San Francisco, CA (US); and Zhenqi Huang, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,845.
Application 17/732,845 is a continuation of application No. 16/547,480, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,360,480.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261000 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0214 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining a location of a pedestrian relative to a crosswalk;
determining, based at least in part on the location, a region in an environment through which a vehicle and the pedestrian pass;
determining a first speed associated with the pedestrian;
determining, based at least in part on the first speed, a first time period that the pedestrian is expected to be within the region;
determining a second speed associated with the pedestrian;
determining, based at least in part on the second speed, a second time period that the pedestrian is expected to be within the region; and
maneuvering the vehicle based at least in part on the first time period and the second time period.