Patent ID: 11947356
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
access pre-stored map information used to control an autonomous vehicle, the pre-stored map information identifying a plurality of predetermined types of regions of interest;
identify from log data a set of potential pullover locations within a predetermined distance of a destination, wherein the log data is collected by the autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle approaches the destination, and wherein the log data identifies a first pullover location selected by autonomous vehicle control software;
determine which ones of the potential pullover locations of the set include or at least partially overlap with one or more of the plurality of predetermined types of regions of interest identified in the pre-stored map information;
select a second pullover location for the log data from the at least one of the potential pullover locations of the set based on the determination;
compare the second pullover location to the first pullover location in order to evaluate the first pullover location; and
adjust or update the autonomous vehicle control software based on the evaluation of the first pullover location.