This invention describes a system for an autonomous vehicle to check if a proposed path is safe and usable. It does this by verifying if the path is recent enough (not "stale") and if the vehicle can physically move to and follow that path from its current position and speed. The system also considers if the path is consistent with the vehicle's current movement and if it was received on time.
Why it matters: Filed before the widespread adoption of advanced AI for real-time trajectory generation. The increased complexity and speed of AI-generated paths now make robust, real-time validation systems, like this one, even more critical and feasible to implement with current edge computing capabilities.
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