# US 10,246,015 B2 · Remote operation of non-driving functionality autonomous vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,015 B2 - Document ID: US10246015B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/113,245 - Filed: 2018-08-27 - Published: 2019-02-28 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-25 - Assignees: Cubic Corporation - Applicants: Cubic Corporation - Inventors: Steffen Reymann; Gavin Smith - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246015B2 ## CPC - B60Q 9/00: Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} - G05D 1/00: Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00) - G05D 1/0011: {associated with a remote control arrangement} - G05D 1/0212: {with means for defining a desired trajectory (involving a plurality of land vehicles G05D1/0287)} - G08B 13/19613: {Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion} - G08B 13/19647: {Systems specially adapted for intrusion detection in or around a vehicle} - G08B 13/19663: {Surveillance related processing done local to the camera} - G08B 25/08: using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} - B60R 21/12: which protect the occupants against personal attack from the inside or the outside of the vehicle - B60R 25/305: {using a camera} - G07C 5/0866: {the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera} - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE ## Abstract An autonomous transit vehicle includes a vehicle body, a drive mechanism for propelling the body, an audio/video communications device that is in communication with a remote control system, an imaging sensor, a processing unit in communication with the drive mechanism, the communications device, and the sensor. The vehicle includes a memory having instructions stored thereon that cause the processing unit to detect improper behavior by a passenger on the transit vehicle, communicate a notification to the passenger that the improper behavior was detected, detect that the passenger has not rectified the improper behavior, record an image of the passenger, and communicate an alert to a security device. The alert may include the image of the passenger and an indication of the improper behavior. The instructions further cause the processing unit to notify the passenger that the image has been recorded and sent to the security device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An autonomous transit vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body; a drive mechanism configured to propel the vehicle body; an audio/video communications device that is in communication with a remote control system; an imaging sensor; a processing unit in communication with the drive mechanism, the audio/video communications device, and the imaging sensor; a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processing unit to: detect, using the imaging sensor, improper behavior by a passenger on the transit vehicle; communicate, using the audio/visual communications device, a notification to the passenger that the improper behavior was detected; detect, using the imaging sensor, that the passenger has not rectified the improper behavior; record, using the imaging sensor, an image of the passenger; communicate an alert to a security device, the alert comprising the image of the passenger and an indication of the improper behavior; and notify the passenger that the image has been recorded and sent to the security device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processing unit to: determine that the passenger is a repeat offender, wherein the alert further includes an indication that the passenger is a repeat offender. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processing unit to: detect that a fare media of the passenger was not successfully validated, wherein detecting the improper behavior comprises determining that the passenger continued to board the transit vehicle without successfully validating the fare media. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein: the notification comprises a live video message from the remote control device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein: the notification comprises a pre-recorded text-based message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processing unit to: provide a current location of the vehicle to the security device; receive a destination from the security device; maneuver the transit vehicle to the destination; and stop the transit vehicle at the destination. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processing unit to: detect the presence of security personnel at the destination; and actuate doors of the transit vehicle based on the presence of the security personnel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, further comprising: a secondary audio/visual communications device positioned at each set of seats in the transit vehicle, wherein the instructions further cause the processing unit to establish a video communications link with at least one of the secondary audio/visual communications devices based on the detection of the improper behavior. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processing unit to: detect, using one or more fault detection sensors, a problem with the transit vehicle; communicate the problem to a remote control system; and receive a command from the control system to perform a specific function based on the problem. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The autonomous transit vehicle of claim 9, wherein: the command comprises adjusting a route of the transit vehicle based on the problem. ### Claim 11 A method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle, comprising: detecting, using an imaging sensor of the autonomous vehicle, improper behavior by a passenger on the transit vehicle; communicating, using an audio/visual communications device of the autonomous vehicle, a notification to the passenger that the improper behavior was detected; detecting, using an imaging sensor of the autonomous vehicle, that the passenger has not rectified the improper behavior; recording, using the imaging sensor, an image of the passenger; communicating an alert to a security device, the alert comprising the image of the passenger and an indication of the improper behavior; and notifying the passenger that the image has been recorded and sent to the security device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, further comprising: determining that the passenger is a repeat offender, wherein the alert further includes an indication that the passenger is a repeat offender. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, further comprising: detecting that a fare media of the passenger was not successfully validated, wherein detecting the improper behavior comprises determining that the passenger continued to board the transit vehicle without successfully validating the fare media. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, wherein: the notification comprises a live video message from the remote control device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, wherein: the notification comprises a pre-recorded text-based message. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, further comprising: providing a current location of the vehicle to the security device; receiving a destination from the security device; maneuvering the transit vehicle to the destination; and stopping the transit vehicle at the destination. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, further comprising: detecting the presence of security personnel at the destination; and actuating doors of the transit vehicle based on the presence of the security personnel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 11, further comprising: establishing a video communications link with at least one secondary audio/visual communications devices based on the detection of the improper behavior. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of remotely controlling non-driving functions of an autonomous vehicle of claim 18, further comprising: detecting, using one or more fault detection sensors, a problem with the transit vehicle; and causing the performance of a specific function based on the detected problem.