Patent ID: 9690296
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B60W,G01C,G05D,G08G

Claim:
1. A method for maneuvering a first vehicle, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, sensor data collected along a roadway; detecting, by the one or more processors, objects on the roadway based on the sensor data; identifying, by the one or more processors, from the detected objects, a second vehicle traveling in a respective lane adjacent to a first lane in which the first vehicle is currently traveling and in a same direction of traffic as the first vehicle; determining, by the one or more processors, a blind spot area that defines a space in the first lane that is adjacent to the second vehicle; and maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the first vehicle within the blind spot area for no more than a predetermined period of time.