Patent SG-11201908368R-A (SG)
Title: Dynamic sensor selection for self-driving vehicles
Inventor: MEYHOFER ERIC
IPC: B60W30/00
Filed: 2018-03-22
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 27 September 2018 (27.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT ill mu °mons I SID o VIII VIII VIII Env VII IE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/175808 Al (51) International Patent Classification: G05D 1/00 (2006.01) B60W 30/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/023885 (22) International Filing Date: Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) W O 20 18/ 175 808 Al 22 March 2018 (22.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/467,525 23 March 2017 (23.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [US/US]; 1455 Market St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103 (US). (72) Inventors: MEYHOFER, Eric; 3011 Smallman St., Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania 15201 (US). RICE, David; 3011 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201 (US). BOEHMKE, Scott; 3011 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania 15201 (US). WELLINGTON, Carl; 3011 Small- man St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201 (US). (74) Agent: MAHAMEDI, Zurvan; Mahamedi IP Law LLP, 1901 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 600, Campbell, California 95008 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: DYNAMIC SENSOR SELECTION FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES (57) : A self-driving vehicle (SDV) can operate by analyzing sensor data to autonomously control acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the SDV along a current route. The SDV includes a number of sensors generating the sensor data and a control system to detect conditions relating to the operation of the SDV, such as vehicle speed and local weather, select a set of sensors based on the detected conditions, and prioritize the sensor data generated from the selected set of sensors to control aspects relating to the operation of the SDV.