Self-driving vehicle systems and methods

A vehicle management system comprising:

• a vehicle having a vehicle navigation system, wherein the vehicle management system is configured to send a first pick-up location to the vehicle navigation system;
• a communication system configured to send the first pick-up location to a remote computing device of a rider, wherein the communication system is configured to send a first wireless communication to the remote computing device, and the first wireless communication is configured to enable the remote computing device to direct the rider toward the first pick-up location;
• and
• a location tracking system configured to monitor a location of the rider, wherein the location tracking system is configured to analyze a walking speed of the rider, the communication system is configured to send a second wireless communication to the remote computing device in response to the location tracking system determining that the walking speed is below a predetermined threshold, and the second wireless communication is configured to prompt the remote computing device to present an option for the rider to replace the first pick-up location with a second pick-up location located closer than the first pick-up location to the location of the rider.

A method of using a vehicle management system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the vehicle management system, a first pick-up location for a rider;
• directing, by the vehicle management system, a vehicle to move toward the first pick-up location by following a first driving route;
• directing, by the vehicle management system, the rider to move toward the first pick-up location by following a first walking route;
• and
• after directing the vehicle and the rider toward the first pick-up location:
• analyzing, by a location tracking system, a walking speed of the rider, and
• choosing, by the vehicle management system, a second pick-up location located away from the first pick-up location and located closer than the first pick-up location to a location of the rider in response to determining, by the vehicle management system, that the walking speed is below a predetermined threshold.