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FERGUSON DAVID IAN
US27 patents
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GOOGLE INC
9 patentsUS9395192B1Jul 19, 2016
Methods and systems for road and lane boundary tracing
GOOGLE INC59 citations98
US9285230B1Mar 15, 2016
Methods and systems for detecting road curbs
GOOGLE INC71 citations98
US9489601B2Nov 8, 2016
Construction zone sign detection
GOOGLE INC59 citations97
US9199641B2Dec 1, 2015
Construction zone object detection using light detection and ranging
GOOGLE INC146 citations97
US9081385B1Jul 14, 2015
Lane boundary detection using images
GOOGLE INC195 citations96
US9063548B1Jun 23, 2015
Use of previous detections for lane marker detection
GOOGLE INC83 citations95
US9310804B1Apr 12, 2016
Use of prior maps for estimation of lane boundaries
GOOGLE INC34 citations94
US9193355B2Nov 24, 2015
Construction zone sign detection using light detection and ranging
GOOGLE INC18 citations92
US9417631B2Aug 16, 2016
Use of prior maps for estimation of lane boundaries
GOOGLE INC0 citations52
WAYMO LLC
9 patentsUS10678259B1Jun 9, 2020
Use of a reference image to detect a road obstacle
WAYMO LLC17 citations94
US10204278B2Feb 12, 2019
Static obstacle detection
WAYMO LLC7 citations84
US12174640B2Dec 24, 2024
Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles
WAYMO LLC2 citations73
US11815903B2Nov 14, 2023
Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles
WAYMO LLC2 citations73
US11068726B1Jul 20, 2021
Static obstacle detection
WAYMO LLC1 citations73
US10474159B2Nov 12, 2019
Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles
WAYMO LLC2 citations73
US12019443B2Jun 25, 2024
Use of detected objects for image processing
WAYMO LLC0 citations63
US11079768B2Aug 3, 2021
Use of a reference image to detect a road obstacle
WAYMO LLC1 citations63
US10962981B2Mar 30, 2021
Assisted perception for autonomous vehicles
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
FERGUSON DAVID IAN
4 patentsUS9056395B1Jun 16, 2015
Construction zone sign detection using light detection and ranging
FERGUSON DAVID IAN282 citations98
US9221461B2Dec 29, 2015
Construction zone detection using a plurality of information sources
FERGUSON DAVID IAN66 citations97
US8996228B1Mar 31, 2015
Construction zone object detection using light detection and ranging
FERGUSON DAVID IAN249 citations97
US8948954B1Feb 3, 2015
Modifying vehicle behavior based on confidence in lane estimation
FERGUSON DAVID IAN60 citations97