The disclosed technology provides solutions for determining, by an AV, whether a roadway is closed by determining and understanding the intent of the emergency vehicle. A method comprises navigating an autonomous vehicle (AV) along a roadway; receiving road data, by the AV, wherein the road data corresponds with at least one emergency vehicle; identifying the at least one emergency vehicle; determining a pose of the at least one emergency vehicle in relation to the roadway; and determining if the roadway is closed based on the pose of the emergency vehicle in relation to the roadway. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE ROAD CLOSURES
2024-09-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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