US Patent Issued to Apollo Autonomous Driving USA on Feb. 3 for "Systems and methods for drive-off from a stopped position for an autonomous driving vehicle" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,860, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for drive-off from a stopped position for an autonomous driving vehicle" 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 i...