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Nvidia patents system to predict and classify open car doors

Nvidia describes a software system that uses two machine learning models to detect if a car door is open from a camera image. The first model predicts whether a door is open, while the second identifies the specific type of open door.

Why it mattersThis technology could help autonomous vehicles or driver-assistance systems better understand their surroundings by recognizing specific hazards like open doors.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and methods disclosed herein may include or may use one or more processors configured to predict an open-door of a vehicle. The prediction may be based in part on a bounding box applied to a representation of the vehicle and used with a first machine learning (ML) model. The first ML model may be trained using bounding boxes for different vehicles having one or more of closed doors or open doors. A classification may be performed for the open-door as a specific type based in part on at least one portion of the representation used with a second ML model which is trained with classes of different types of the open doors for the different vehicles.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. At least one processor configured to: predict an open-door of a vehicle based in part on a bounding box applied to a representation of the vehicle used with a first machine learning (ML) model trained using bounding boxes for different vehicles having one or more of closed doors or open doors; and classify the open-door as a specific type based in part on at least one portion of the representation used with a second ML model trained with classes of different types of the open doors for the different vehicles.

Facts

Company
Nvidia (Nvidia Corporation)
Official title
OPEN-DOOR COLLISION DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE
Publication number
US20260279009A1
Application number
19566596
Filed
Mar 13, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
10
Claims
20

Classified under

G06V 10/764 Physics & computingB60W 30/09 Operations & transportG06T 15/00 Physics & computingG06V 10/82 Physics & computingG06V 20/56 Physics & computing
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