May Mobility. has been granted a patent for a system that enables autonomous agents to make decisions based on data collected from both onboard sensors and remote infrastructure devices. The system calculates probabilities for various behavioral policies to autonomously control the agent’s operations. GlobalData’s report on May Mobility gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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Autonomous decision-making system for agents using sensor data

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: May Mobility Inc

The patent US12032375B2 outlines a system and method for the operation of an autonomous agent, integrating a sensor system onboard the agent and a remote infrastructure device. The system is designed to generate two data streams: a first data stream from the onboard sensor system and a second from the remote device. A distributed computing system processes these data streams to calculate probability values for various predetermined behavioral policies. The system autonomously selects the policy with the highest probability value and controls the agent's actions accordingly. Additionally, the computing system can buffer data streams and track other agents in the environment, estimating their intents to inform policy selection.

The method described in the patent emphasizes the continuous determination of observation data streams and the use of a distributed computing framework, which may include nodes both onboard the autonomous agent and at the remote device. The second data stream can be received when the agent is within communication range of the remote device, and both data streams are designed to define an overlapping field of sensing. The system also allows for the abstraction of objects within a predetermined sensing region, enhancing the agent's situational awareness. Overall, the patent presents a comprehensive approach to improving the decision-making capabilities of autonomous agents through advanced data processing and behavioral policy selection.

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