Remotely controlling comfort components in an autonomous vehicle

An apparatus for selecting an autonomous mobility-as-a-service (MAAS) vehicle at a MAAS vehicle control system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• monitor a location of each autonomous MAAS vehicle of a plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles based on first location information transmitted from each respective autonomous MAAS vehicle;
• receive, from a user equipment (UE) of a customer, second location information identifying a location of the customer, the location of the customer being remote from the location of each respective autonomous MAAS vehicle of the plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles;
• receive, from each autonomous MAAS vehicle of the plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles, a current compartment climate value based on a triggering event;
• transmit, to the UE of the customer based on receiving the second location information, the first location information and the current compartment climate value of each respective autonomous MAAS vehicle of a set of autonomous MAAS vehicles within a range of the location, the set of autonomous MAAS vehicles selected from the plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles, and the current compartment climate value intended to be displayed at the UE;
• receive, from the UE of the customer, a message identifying an autonomous MAAS vehicle selected by the customer from the set of autonomous MAAS vehicles based on one or both of the current compartment climate value and the first location information;
• and
• transmit, to the identified autonomous MAAS vehicle, a message dispatching the identified autonomous MAAS vehicle to the location, such that the identified autonomous MAAS vehicle autonomously navigates to the location of the customer.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon for selecting an autonomous mobility-as-a-service (MAAS) vehicle at a MAAS vehicle control system, the program code executed by a processor and comprising:

• program code to monitor a location of each autonomous MAAS vehicle of a plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles based on first location information transmitted from each respective autonomous MAAS vehicle;
• program code to receive, from a user equipment (UE) of a customer, second location information identifying a location of the customer, the location of the customer being remote from the location of each respective autonomous MAAS vehicle of the plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles;
• program code to receive, from each autonomous MAAS vehicle of the plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles, a current compartment climate value based on a triggering event;
• program code to transmit, to the UE of the customer based on receiving the second location information, the first location information and the current compartment climate value of each respective autonomous MAAS vehicle of a set of autonomous MAAS vehicles within a range of the location, the set of autonomous MAAS vehicles selected from the plurality of autonomous MAAS vehicles, and the current compartment climate value intended to be displayed at the UE;
• program code to receive, from the UE of the customer, a message identifying an autonomous MAAS vehicle selected by the customer from the set of autonomous MAAS vehicles based on one or both of the current compartment climate value and the first location information;
• and
• program code to transmit, to the identified autonomous MAAS vehicle, a message dispatching the identified autonomous MAAS vehicle to the location, such that the identified autonomous MAAS vehicle autonomously navigates to the location of the customer.