Inventor

FAIRFIELD NATHANIEL

US158 patents

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FAIRFIELD NATHANIEL

WAYMO LLC

System and method for evaluating the perception system of an autonomous vehicle

Modifying the behavior of an autonomous vehicle using context based parameter switching

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

System and method for evaluating the perception system of an autonomous vehicle

Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehicles

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

System and method for evaluating the perception system of an autonomous vehicle

Arranging passenger pickups for autonomous vehicles

Remote assistance for autonomous vehicles in predetermined situations

Methods and systems for keeping remote assistance operators alert

Handling sensor occlusions for autonomous vehicles

Removable manual controls for an autonomous vehicle

System and method for evaluating the perception system of an autonomous vehicle

Systems and methods for vehicles with limited destination ability

Fallback requests for autonomous vehicles

Selecting vehicle locations

Remote assistance for an autonomous vehicle in low confidence situations

Traffic signal response for autonomous vehicles

Methods and systems for clearing sensor occlusions

Augmented trajectories for autonomous vehicles

GOOGLE INC

Attempting to pull over for autonomous vehicles

Methods and systems for determining instructions for pulling over an autonomous vehicle

Remote assistance for an autonomous vehicle in low confidence situations

Fallback requests for autonomous vehicles

Predicting trajectories of objects based on contextual information

Detecting that an autonomous vehicle is in a stuck condition

Data selection by an autonomous vehicle for trajectory modification

Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehicles

Safely navigating crosswalks

Augmented trajectories for autonomous vehicles

Using obstacle clearance to measure precise lateral

Detecting street parked vehicles

Fall back trajectory systems for autonomous vehicles

Construction zone sign detection

Methods and systems for correcting an estimated heading using a map

Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles

Augmented trajectories for autonomous vehicles

Verifying a target object with reverse-parallax analysis

FAIRFIELD NATHANIEL

Camera based localization

Sensor field selection

Traffic signal mapping and detection

FERGUSON DAVID I

Robust method for detecting traffic signals and their associated states

Use of uncertainty regarding observations of traffic intersections to modify behavior of a vehicle

ZHU JIAJUN

System and method for evaluating the perception system of an autonomous vehicle

Determination of object heading based on point cloud

PRADA GOMEZ LUIS RICARDO

Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode

FERGUSON DAVID IAN

Construction zone detection using a plurality of information sources

NEMEC PHILIP

Systems and methods for vehicles with limited destination ability

FERGUSON DAVE

Positioning vehicles to improve quality of observations at intersections