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US 11,959,759 B2Granted
Managing a fleet of vehicles
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorsChristopher Kennedy Ludwick, Andrew Hughes Chatham, Matthew Paul McNaughton, Charles Bigelow Johnson
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining a next vehicle task for a vehicle of a fleet. Vehicle data from the vehicle, charger data about at least one charger, and demand data may be received and used to determine the next vehicle task. The vehicle may be directed to the next vehicle task. Determining a next vehicle task may further be based on predictions made using the vehicle data, the charger data, and the demand data. Heuristics may also be used in determining a next vehicle task.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors of one or more server computing devices, vehicle data including a vehicle charge status and a vehicle charge capacity;
- receiving, by the one or more processors, charger data for each charger of a plurality of chargers configured to charge vehicles of a fleet of rechargeable vehicles;
- determining, by the one or more processors based on the vehicle data and the charger data, one charger of the plurality of chargers to perform charging;
- controlling, by the one or more processors, an autonomous driving computing system of a vehicle of the fleet for which the vehicle charge status reaches a threshold minimum charge level to maneuver to a location of the determined one charger;
- determining, by the one or more processors, a threshold maximum charge level based on the vehicle charge status, the vehicle charge capacity and a charger speed indicated by the charger data for the determined one charger;
- and
- controlling, by the one or more processors, the vehicle to perform charging at the determined one charger up to the determined threshold maximum charge level.
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A system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- one or more server computing devices, each server computing device of the one or more server computing devices including one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:
- receive vehicle data including a vehicle charge status and a vehicle charge capacity;
- receive charger data for each charger of a plurality of chargers configured to charge vehicles of a fleet of rechargeable vehicles;
- determine, based on the vehicle data and the charger data, one charger of the plurality of chargers to perform charging;
- control an autonomous driving computing system of a vehicle of the fleet for which the vehicle charge status reaches a threshold minimum charge level to maneuver to a location of the determined one charger;
- determine a threshold maximum charge level based on the vehicle charge status, the vehicle charge capacity and a charger speed indicated by the charger data for the determined one charger;
- and
- control the vehicle to perform charging at the determined one charger up to the determined threshold maximum charge level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.