US 12,468,297 B2
Validation of connection of a remotely operable vehicle
Sebastian Holmqvist, Stockholm (SE); Simon Andersson, Stockholm (SE); Per Hallgren, Stockholm (SE); and Alexandre Weffort Thenorio, Stockholm (SE)
Assigned to Einride Autonomous Technologies AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Einride AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/451,987.
Claims priority of application No. 22191042 (EP), filed on Aug. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0061421 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G05D 1/0038 (2013.01) [B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2050/021 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0215 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a configurable visual indicator and a video sensor arranged to generate a sensor data stream which is dependent on a state of the configurable visual indicator; and
control circuitry configured to select the state of the configurable visual indicator, to process operating instructions received in the apparatus from a remote driving station, to provide to the remote driving station the sensor data stream and to at least one of:
provide to the remote driving station an indication of the selected state of the configurable visual indicator to enable the remote driving station to detect a malfunction in the sensor data stream; and
obtain an observation of the state of the configurable visual indicator, based on the sensor data stream, and determine whether the observation and the selected state of the configurable visual indicator are consistent, to detect a malfunction in the sensor data stream,
wherein the apparatus is a remotely operated vehicle, or is configured to be installed in a remotely operated vehicle.