Patent ID: 11892847
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions program the one or more processors to perform actions comprising:
while a vehicle is operating in an environment in which the vehicle is positioned:
receiving sensor data associated with an environment;
determining, based at least in part on the sensor data, a state of the vehicle in relation with the environment;
instantiating, based on the state of the vehicle, a simulated object;
determining, by considering the simulated object as a real object in the environment, a trajectory along which the vehicle is to drive in the environment, wherein the simulated object does not correspond to a physical object in the environment; and
controlling the vehicle to follow the trajectory based at least in part on the simulated object not corresponding to the physical object in the environment.