Pick-up/drop-off zone handoff between autonomous vehicles

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting, to a vehicle autonomy system of a first autonomous vehicle (AV), a set of instructions that causes the vehicle autonomy system of the first AV to control operation of the first AV to remain stopped at a stopping location;
• receiving, from a vehicle autonomy system of a second AV, an indication of arrival of the second AV;
• and
• in response to receiving the indication, transmitting to the vehicle autonomy system of the first AV, the indication of arrival of the second AV to cause the first AV to vacate the stopping location.

A tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• transmitting, to a vehicle autonomy system of a first autonomous vehicle (AV), a set of instructions that causes the vehicle autonomy system of the first AV to control operation of the first AV to remain stopped at a stopping location;
• receiving, from a vehicle autonomy system of a second AV, an indication of arrival of the second AV;
• and
• in response to receiving the indication, transmitting to the vehicle autonomy system of the first AV, the indication of arrival of the second AV to cause the first AV to vacate the stopping location.