Planning trips on a road network using traction information for the road network
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPeter Rander, David McAllister Bradley, Matthew Wood
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Abstract
A computer system maintains, for a given geographic region, a data structure that identifies a traction value for each of a plurality of locations of a road network within a geographic region. At least of a start or destination location is determined for the trip. The computer system may plan the trip, including selecting at least one of a route or a vehicle to use for the trip, based on the traction values of one or more of the plurality of locations.
Claims20
A method for providing transport for a trip, the method comprising:
- maintaining, for a given geographic region, a data structure that identifies a traction value for each location in a plurality of locations of a road network within a geographic region;
- identifying, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, at least one of a start or destination location for the trip;
- planning the trip, including selecting, by the computing system, at least one of a route or a vehicle to use for the trip, based on the traction values of one or more of the plurality of locations;
- and
- directing the vehicle to operate along the planned trip from the start to the destination location.
A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that include:
- maintaining, for a given geographic region, a data structure that identifies a traction value for each location in a plurality of locations of a road network within a geographic region;
- identifying at least one of a start or destination location for a trip;
- planning the trip, including selecting at least one of a route or a vehicle to use for the trip, based on the traction values of one or more of the plurality of locations;
- and
- directing the vehicle to operate along the planned trip from the start to the destination location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.