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

Claim 6:
7. A method comprising:
initiating, by a computing device, an artificial simulated environment of an autonomous driving 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;
generating 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 represent physical properties of one or more materials associated with the individual simulated object;
determining, using an autonomous vehicle control system for the autonomous driving vehicle, a driving path relative to the plurality of simulated objects, wherein the driving path is based on the simulated reflection data;
training, using the determined driving path, the autonomous vehicle control system; and
using the autonomous vehicle control system to control motion of a physical autonomous vehicle.