Xiaomi’s autonomous driving patent on reducing traffic violation disclosed to public

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Xiaomi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., one of the automaking entities of China’s tech player, Xiaomi, saw one of its autonomous driving patents disclosed to the public, according to information released by the corporate database, Tianyancha.

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The patent is described as a traffic light status identification method, device, vehicle and storage medium, falling under the category of autonomous driving.

The patent involves an image acquisition device on the vehicle that can collect multi-frame traffic light status images within a preset period. According to the images, the technology can determine the time sequence information of the traffic light in the front of the vehicle. Based on the timing information, the target traffic light image at the current time, and the driving status information of the vehicle in front, the current target traffic light status is determined.

The patent can effectively improve the accuracy of traffic light status recognition results, reduce the probability of driverless vehicles violating traffic regulations, so as to effectively improve the driving safety performance of driverless vehicles and user experience.

Earlier on August 11, Lei Jun, founder and chairman of Xiaomi, disclosed that Xiaomi’s autonomous driving team has grown to over 500 employees.