Loading patent…
AssigneeZoox, Inc.
InventorsTimo Birnschein, Andrew Piper, Adriano Di Pietro, Kyle Matthew Foley, Timothy David Kentley-Klay
Estimating the term…
Vehicles may be composed of a relatively few number of “modules” that are assembled together during a final assembly process. An example vehicle may include a body module, a first drive module coupled to a first end of the body module, and a second drive module coupled to a second end of the body module. One or both of the drive modules may include a pair of wheels, a battery, an electric drive motor, and/or a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. One or both of the drive modules may also include a crash structure to absorb impacts. If a component of a drive module fails or is damaged, the drive module can be quickly and easily replaced with a new drive module, minimizing vehicle down time.
A drive module configured to be coupled to a body module of a vehicle, the drive module comprising:
A method comprising:
One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.