Patent ID: 11908318
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
sensor systems that generate sensor signals, wherein the sensor signals are indicative of a driving environment of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the driving environment includes an intersection; and
a computing system that is in communication with the sensor systems, wherein the computing system comprises:
a processor; and
memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
detecting one or more differing vehicles proximate to the intersection based on the sensor signals when the autonomous vehicle is proximate to the intersection;
when the one or more differing vehicles comprises at least one non-autonomous vehicle detected as being proximate to the intersection, traversing the intersection based on a first turn order for the autonomous vehicle and the one or more differing vehicles, the first turn order being a function of times at which the autonomous vehicle and the one or more differing vehicles respectively arrive at the intersection; and
when the one or more differing vehicles comprises at least a second autonomous vehicle detected as being proximate to the intersection and lacks a non-autonomous vehicle:
generating a first bid indicative of a first importance that the autonomous vehicle traverses the intersection, wherein the first bid is based on a characteristic of a trip of a passenger riding in the autonomous vehicle;
receiving a second bid from the second autonomous vehicle, wherein the second bid is generated by the second autonomous vehicle, and wherein the second bid is indicative of a second importance that the second autonomous vehicle traverses the intersection;
determining a second turn order for the autonomous vehicle and the one or more differing vehicles based on at least the first bid and the second bid; and
traversing the intersection based on the second turn order.