Patent ID: 9026303
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G05D,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: operating, by a computer system, at least one sensor on a vehicle to obtain one or more images of a portion of an environment of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in an autonomous mode, and wherein the portion of the environment includes a road on which the vehicle is traveling; identifying a first portion of the one or more images corresponding to a first region of the road, wherein the first region of the road is unobstructed; identifying a second portion of the one or more images corresponding to a second region of the road; comparing information indicative of the first portion of the one or more images with information indicative of the second portion of the one or more images to determine whether the second region of the road includes an obstruction on the road; and providing, by the computer system, instructions to control the vehicle in the autonomous mode based on comparison.