ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,881, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Zoox Inc. (Foster City, Calif.).
"Determining occupancy using unobstructed sensor emissions" was invented by Scott M. Purdy (Lake Forest Park, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for determining occupancy using unobstructed sensor emissions. For instance, a vehicle may receive sensor data from one or more sensors. The sensor data may represent at least locations to points within an environment. Using the sensor data, the vehicle may determine areas within the environment that are obstructed by objects (e.g., locations where objects are located). The vehicle may also use the sensor dat...