Apparatus and method for the autonomous transportation of goods and/or people
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorJoshua Giegel
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Abstract
Method and system for autonomously transporting people and/or goods. The method includes requesting conveyance of a payload from a designated area to a destination, autonomously moving at least one module to the designated area, loading the at least one module with a payload within the designated area, and, via the at least one module, autonomously transporting the payload to the destination.
Claims20
A method for autonomously transporting at least one of people or goods, comprising:
- requesting conveyance of a payload structured for conveying the at least one of people or goods from a designated area to a destination;
- autonomously moving at least two modules to the designated area, each of the at least two modules being configured for autonomous transport;
- loading the at least two modules with the payload within the designated area;
- and
- via at least one of the at least two modules, autonomously transporting the payload to the destination.
A system for autonomously transporting at least one of people or goods, comprising:
- a payload structured for carrying the at least one of people or goods;
- and
- at least two modules, which are each configured for autonomous transport movement and each have a chassis on which at least a part of the payload is supported,
- wherein the payload is removably connectable to the at least two modules.
A system for autonomously transporting at least one of people or goods, comprising:
- a payload structured for carrying the at least one of people or goods;
- and
- at least two modules, which are each configured for autonomous transport movement and structured to support at least a part of the payload,
- wherein the payload is removably connectable to the at least two modules, and
- wherein at least one of the at least two modules comprises two wheels and a chassis arranged between the two wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.