Inventor

FERGUSON DAVID IAN FRANKLIN

US79 patents

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FERGUSON DAVID IAN FRANKLIN

GOOGLE INC

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

System and method for predicting behaviors of detected objects

Detecting and responding to parking behaviors in autonomous vehicles

Determining the stationary state of detected vehicles

Stop sign detection and response

Approach for consolidating observed vehicle trajectories into a single representative trajectory

Classifier hierarchies for traffic light and traffic indicator detection

Static obstacle detection

Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicle based on predicted behavior of other vehicles

Change detection using curve alignment

Vision-based indicator signal detection using spatiotemporal filtering

Real-time road flare detection using templates and appropriate color spaces

Filtering noisy/high-intensity regions in laser-based lane marker detection

Combining multiple estimates of an environment into a consolidated estimate for an autonomous vehicle

System and method for automatically detecting key behaviors by vehicles

Distribution decision trees

System and method for automatically detecting key behaviors by vehicles

Object and ground segmentation from a sparse one-dimensional range data

Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicle based on predicted behavior of other vehicles

Detecting a vehicle signal through image differencing and filtering

Approach for estimating the geometry of roads and lanes by using vehicle trajectories

Object and ground segmentation from a sparse one-dimensional range data

Combining multiple estimates of an environment into a consolidated estimate for an autonomous vehicle

Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles

Vision-based indicator signal detection using spatiotemporal filtering

Positioning vehicles to improve quality of observations at intersections

Estimating road lane geometry using lane marker observations

Plane estimation for contextual awareness

Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles

Distribution decision trees

WAYMO LLC

Vision-based detection and classification of traffic lights

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

Vision-based detection and classification of traffic lights

Behavior and intent estimations of road users for autonomous vehicles

Vision-based object detection using a polar grid

Vision-based detection and classification of traffic lights

Vision-based detection and classification of traffic lights

Classifier hierarchies for traffic light and traffic indicator detection

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

Vision-based detection and classification of traffic lights

Determining changes in a driving environment based on vehicle behavior

Positioning vehicles to improve quality of observations at intersections

Detecting and responding to parking behaviors in autonomous vehicles

Combining multiple estimates of an environment into a consolidated estimate for an autonomous vehicle

Stop sign detection and response

Positioning vehicles to improve quality of observations at intersections

Construction object detection

Stop sign detection and response