Patent ID: 11965965
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A localization device for localizing a vehicle, the localization device comprising:
a computing device, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors configured to:
store localization data in the memory, the localization data including biases for a positioning system of the vehicle that are sensitive to temperature;
receive user input at an ignition of the vehicle to deactivate the ignition of the vehicle that is currently activated;
in response to the user input, store in the memory a first temperature of an environment of the vehicle measured by the one or more processors; and
after the ignition of the vehicle is deactivated and then is again activated, measure a second temperature of the environment of the vehicle;
compare the stored first temperature measurement to the second temperature measurement to obtain a first result; and
upon manual driving of the vehicle in response to the first result to correct the biases, localize the vehicle based, at least in part, on the corrected biases.