Patent ID: 11954411
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. A system comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and
a computing device to execute the instructions from the memory to:
initiate an artificial simulated environment of an autonomous vehicle, wherein the artificial simulated environment comprises a plurality of simulated objects, each of the plurality of simulated objects being associated with one or more materials;
generate simulated reflection data, wherein the simulated reflection data is based on retro reflectivity data for the plurality of simulated objects wherein the retro-reflectivity data of an individual simulated object of the plurality of simulated objects are obtained represent physical properties of one or more materials associated with the individual simulated object;
determine, using an autonomous vehicle control system for the autonomous vehicle, a driving path relative to the plurality of simulated objects, wherein the driving path is based on the simulated reflection data;
train, using the determined driving path, the autonomous vehicle control system; and
use the autonomous vehicle control system to control motion of a physical autonomous vehicle.