Patent ID: 9558659
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60W,G05D,G06K,G08G

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting, by one or more computing devices, a first vehicle; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, that the first vehicle is stationary; detecting, by the one or more computing devices, one or more visible indicia of the first vehicle, the one or more visible indicia includes lighting being emitted from the first vehicle; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more traffic control factors relating to the first vehicle, the one or more traffic control factors including a sign or a road marking in proximity to the first vehicle; determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the first vehicle is in a first stationary state or a second stationary state based on a type of the detected one or more visible indicia and a type of the identified one or more traffic control factors; and controlling, by the one or more computing devices, an autonomous vehicle in accordance with a control strategy based on whether the first vehicle is determined to be in the first stationary state or the second stationary state.