Patent ID: 9063548
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B60Q,B60W,G05D,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a computing device, lane information that relates to detection of a lane boundary at a first portion of a road of travel of a vehicle, and wherein the lane information is assigned a reliability metric indicative of a level of certainty for the detection of the lane boundary at the first portion based on the lane information; estimating, by the computing device, based on the lane information, a projection of a respective lane boundary at a second portion of the road ahead of the vehicle, wherein the second portion of the road is farther from the vehicle than the first portion; determining, by the computing device, a level of confidence for the projection of the respective lane boundary at the second portion based on the reliability metric, a speed of the vehicle, and geometry of the road, such that the level of confidence decreases as the speed of the vehicle increases; and controlling, by the computing device, the vehicle based on the projection and the level of confidence.