Patent ID: 11880200
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 11:
12. An external sensing module for a vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous driving mode, the external sensing module comprising:
a cover configured to be affixed along a rear section of the vehicle;
a lidar sensor engaged with the cover along a first section thereof, the lidar sensor being configured to detect objects in a region of an external environment around the vehicle and within a threshold distance of the vehicle; and
an image sensor engaged with the cover along a second section thereof, the image sensor being configured for arrangement along the rear section of the vehicle between a rear bumper and a rear window of the vehicle, the image sensor having a selected resolution that enables classification of an object detected by the external sensing module within the threshold distance of the vehicle as a selected shape based on a minimum number of pixels.