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ENHANCED OBSTACLE DETECTION

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for enhanced obstacle detection. A vehicle may detect a neighboring vehicle traveling on a first road in a first traffic direction in a vicinity of the vehic…

DRIVE·Apr 15·1 min read

B60R11/02 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INVEST LLC [US]

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTENT MONITORING OF OTHER ROAD ACTORS

Systems, methods, and autonomous vehicles may obtain one or more images associated with an environment surrounding an autonomous vehicle; determine, based on the one or more images, an orientation of …

DRIVE·Nov 19·1 min read

B60W30/0956 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INVEST LLC [US]

MOTORIZED MOUNTING DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT WITHIN A FIELD-OF-VIEW OF AN OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF USE

A mounting device for selectively positioning an optical element within a field-of-view of an optical sensor of a vehicle includes: a housing defining an opening sized to fit over an aperture of the o…

DRIVE·Sep 3·1 min read

B60R11/04 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INVEST LLC [US]

PERSISTING PREDICTED OBJECTS FOR ROBUSTNESS TO PERCEPTION ISSUES IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Systems and methods for operating an autonomous vehicle (AV) are provided. The method includes detecting one or more objects in an environment, predicting a first set of predicted object trajectories …

DRIVE·Mar 26·2 min read

B60W60/0011 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INVEST LLC [US]