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Michael Steven Montemerlo
Also filed as: MONTEMERLO MICHAEL · MONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN
45 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,653 citations·filing 2006–2024
98Inventor score
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52 records- 0199US8195394B1Object detection and classification for autonomous vehiclesZHU JIAJUN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 5, 2012·218 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9947224B2Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·33 cites·16 claims
- 0398US9476970B1Camera based localizationFAIRFIELD NATHANIEL·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 25, 2016·200 cites·24 claims
- 0498US8954217B1Determining when to drive autonomouslyGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 10, 2015·253 cites·20 claims
- 0598US8825391B1Building elevation maps from laser dataURMSON CHRISTOPHER PAUL·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 2, 2014·93 cites·21 claims
- 0698US8718861B1Determining when to drive autonomouslyMONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·307 cites·39 claims
- 0798US8509982B2Zone drivingMONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 13, 2013·161 cites·16 claims
- 0897US9547989B2Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehiclesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·47 cites·14 claims
- 0997US9081383B1Enhancing basic roadway-intersection models using high intensity image dataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·74 cites·20 claims
- 1096US8825264B2Zone drivingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 2, 2014·22 cites·20 claims
- 1196US8565958B1Removing extraneous objects from mapsMONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 22, 2013·47 cites·21 claims
- 1295US9268332B2Zone drivingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·17 cites·20 claims
- 1395US9110196B2Detecting road weather conditionsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 18, 2015·31 cites·22 claims
- 1495US8612135B1Method and apparatus to localize an autonomous vehicle using convolutionMONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·34 cites·19 claims
- 1594US9400183B1Method and apparatus to transition between levels using warp zonesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 26, 2016·12 cites·16 claims
- 1694US8874372B1Object detection and classification for autonomous vehiclesZHU JIAJUN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 28, 2014·34 cites·22 claims
- 1792US9494942B1Enhancing basic roadway-intersection models using high intensity image dataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·9 cites·23 claims
- 1891US8885151B1Condensing sensor data for transmission and processingCHATHAM ANDREW HUGHES·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·22 cites·20 claims
- 1990US9499172B2Detecting road weather conditionsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 22, 2016·15 cites·20 claims
- 2089US9909887B1Method and apparatus to transition between levels using warp zonesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 2189US2025054394A1Reporting Road Event Data and Sharing with Other VehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2288US10916142B2Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 9, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2386US12165515B2Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2485US11853070B2Updating road graphs for autonomous drivingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 26, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 2585US10845202B1Method and apparatus to transition between levels using warp zonesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2684US12499763B2Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2782US11734880B2Sensor calibration with environment mapWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 22, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2882US10684134B2Using prediction models for scene difficulty in vehicle routingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·2 cites·24 claims
- 2977US10670725B2Determining yaw error from map data, lasers, and camerasWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3077US10185324B1Building elevation maps from laser dataWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 3176US11961272B2Long range localization with surfel mapsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3274US11651691B2Reporting road event data and sharing with other vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3373US2023334776A1Sensor calibration with environment mapWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3472US11852492B1Method and apparatus to transition between levels using warp zonesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·23 claims
- 3572US11821751B2Verifying map data using challenge questionsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 21, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 3670US11761769B2Localization adaptation based on weather estimationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3770US11080267B2Validating road intersectionsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3870US2023281866A1Autonomous driving with surfel mapsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3968US9709679B1Building elevation maps from laser dataWAYMO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 18, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4066US11699274B2Long range localization with surfel mapsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 11, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4166US2023152461A1Determining Yaw Error from Map Data, Lasers, and CamerasWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4264US11320272B2Localization adaptation based on weather estimationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 3, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4363US11541903B2Autonomous driving with surfel mapsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 4462US11675084B2Determining yaw error from map data, lasers, and camerasWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4559US11473931B2Surfel map editingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4657US11181384B2Verifying map data using challenge questionsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·0 cites·21 claims
- 4757US2020264003A1Using prediction models for scene difficulty in vehicle routingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4855US10094670B1Condensing sensor data for transmission and processingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 9, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4954US11561552B2Detecting environment changes using surfel dataWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 24, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5052US11676392B2Localization using surfel dataWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
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