Patent ID: 9463794
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B60W,G01C,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting, by one or more computing devices, an object in a vehicle's environment having location coordinates; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, the detected object as a stop sign; determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the location coordinates of the identified stop sign correspond to a location of a stop sign in detailed map information; if the location coordinates do not correspond to a location of a stop sign in the detailed map information, determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the identified stop sign applies to the vehicle based on at least a location of the identified stop sign in relation to a traffic lane; if the identified stop sign applies to the vehicle, determining, by the one or more computing devices, one or more responses of the vehicle based on at least one of the detailed map information, a determination of whether the identified stop sign is fixed, and a location of the identified stop sign in relation to one or more traffic control features; and controlling, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle based on the one or more determined responses.