MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411102440 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group AG on December 24, 2024, for System And Method For Determining Dominant Lane To Estimate Autonomous Drivability.
Inventors include Raghavendra Reddy Kallutla; Bharath Bhat; Vijay Jayaramegowda; Battagiri Mallikarjuna Reddy; Dyuthi Varier; Yinglai Yang; Siri Prakash; and Abhilasha Srivastava.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system (202) and method (400) for determining a dominant lane for autonomous vehicles (106), providing stable navigation across different lane models (105) and during different lane events. The system (202) receives map data for multiple lane models (105), and identifies the position of the vehicle (106) therein. The system (202) corrects reference lines using backward lane connectivity. Further, the system (202) constructs a lane topology and identifies the dominant lane, as the longest lane within the topology. The system (202) enhances vehicle stability, and ensures smoother navigation, particularly in scenarios involving lane merges, splits, or divergences, contributing to safer and more reliable autonomous driving.
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