RE: WAYMO LLC 2021-09-2314 Oct 2021 19:11
JC - good find.
Looks like Tesla need to follow [0042] "an emergency vehicle detection system":
[0042] In other instances, the features may be put into one or more detection system software modules, such as a traffic light detection system software module configured to detect the states of known traffic signals, a school bus detection system software module configured to detect school busses, construction zone detection system software module configured to detect construction zones, a detection system software module configured to detect one or more persons (e.g. pedestrians) directing traffic, a traffic accident detection system software module configured to detect a traffic accident, an emergency vehicle detection system configured to detect emergency vehicles, etc. Each of these detection system software modules may input sensor data generated by the perception system 272 and/or one or more sensors (and in some instances, map information for an area around the vehicle) into various models which may output a likelihood of a certain traffic light state, a likelihood of an object being a school bus, an area of a construction zone, a likelihood of an object being a person directing traffic, an area of a traffic accident, a likelihood of an object being an emergency vehicle, etc., respectively.