Patent attributes
A method and system for navigating an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises determining a relative velocity between the autonomous vehicle and each of one or more surrounding vehicles. Thereafter, the relative velocity associated with each of the one or more surrounding vehicles may be compared with a predefined relative speed threshold to identify a plurality of vehicles-of-interest from the one or more surrounding vehicles. An area bounded by the plurality of vehicles-of-interest may then be determined as a current navigable space for the autonomous vehicle. Subsequently, a future navigable space for the autonomous vehicle may be predicted based on a predicted velocity of the plurality of vehicles-of-interest and a predicted distance to the plurality of vehicles-of-interest. The autonomous vehicle may then be navigated based on the current navigable space and the future navigable space.
