US Patent Issued to Apollo Autonomous Driving USA on June 30 for "Vehicle control for autonomous driving vehicle for smooth drive-off" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,245, issued on June 30, was assigned to Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Vehicle control for autonomous driving vehicle for smooth drive-off" was invented by Baoping Yuan (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Smooth and agile acceleration of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) that is being held at a standstill or is otherwise at a stop is important for ADV safety, efficiency, and occupant enjoyment. For example, as a practical matter, an ADV at an uncontrolled intersection should quickly and smoothly drive-off when it is its turn to advance-otherwise, it may get stuck at the intersection. Embodimen...