Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11487046
APP PUB NO 20190179052A1
SERIAL NO

16277436

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Example methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors are provided. An example method includes receiving laser data collected for an environment of a vehicle, and the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points. The method also includes associating, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment, and determining given laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment as being representative of an untracked object. The method also includes based on one or more untracked objects being determined, identifying by the computing device an indication of a weather condition of the environment.

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  • WAYMO LLC

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Dolgov, Dmitri Mountain View, US 40 2329
Ferguson, Dave San Francisco, US 29 1194
Zhu, Jiajun Sunnyvale, US 185 7453

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