Patent ID: 11886201
Assignee: GLYDWAYS INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method of navigating a road by a vehicle, comprising:
at a vehicle that is travelling along a road:
in accordance with a determination that the vehicle is travelling along a first segment of the road having reference elements positioned along the first segment of the road, operating the vehicle according to a first mode of operation, including:
detecting, by the vehicle, at least a subset of the reference elements;
determining, based at least in part on the detected reference elements, one or more vehicle operational parameters, the one or more vehicle operational parameters including at least one of a position, velocity, or orientation of the vehicle; and

performing at least one of accelerating, decelerating, or steering the vehicle in response to the determined one or more vehicle operational parameters; and
detecting a transition from the first segment of the road to a second segment of the road, the second segment lacking reference elements positioned along the second segment of the road; and
in accordance with a determination that the vehicle is travelling along the second segment of the road, operating the vehicle in a second mode of operation, including performing at least one of accelerating, decelerating, or steering the vehicle based at least in part on images captured by an image sensor on the vehicle.