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US 12,118,595 B2Granted
Autonomous vehicle fitting room
AssigneeGM Cruise Holdings LLC
InventorsGrace Noh, Alexander Willem Gerrese, Aakanksha Mirdha
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing an autonomous vehicle fitting room. In particular, systems and methods are provided for users to try ordered products in an autonomous vehicle at the time of delivery. Users can then take selected products from the autonomous vehicle and/or leave other products in the autonomous vehicle to be returned automatically. The autonomous vehicle can be configured to determine which products were taken and automatically charge a user account for these products.
Claims16
A method for providing a fitting room in an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- arriving at a delivery location with an order in an autonomous vehicle including a sensor suite including localization, driving, and imaging sensors configured to generate sensor data;
- authenticating user identity;
- unlocking a vehicle door, allowing user access to an interior cabin and the order, wherein the interior cabin includes the fitting room;
- determining that a set of products corresponding to the order that are available in the autonomous vehicle require the autonomous vehicle to be stationary for the user to try out the set of products;
- determining, in response to determining that the set of products require the autonomous vehicle to be stationary for the user to try out the set of products, an available parking space for the autonomous vehicle, wherein determining the available parking space for the autonomous vehicle includes:
- determining, based on the sensor data, whether there is an available parking space at the delivery location where the autonomous vehicle can remain parked for a selected period of time;
- identifying, in response to determining that there is not an available parking space at the delivery location, a nearby parking space based away from the delivery location, at least in part, on the sensor data;
- and
- autonomously controlling the autonomous vehicle, via an onboard computer configured to control vehicle operations and functionality, and via a throttle interface configured to control vehicle movement, to drive from the delivery location to the nearby parking space;
- providing an environment for trying the order at the nearby parking space;
- waiting a selected period of time at the nearby parking space during user access to the fitting room;
- and
- determining, when the interior cabin is vacated, whether at least a portion of the order remains inside the interior cabin.
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An autonomous vehicle for providing a fitting room, comprising:
- an interior cabin having a space configured to provide an environment for trying an order;
- a plurality of containers, wherein a first container of the plurality of containers holds the order;
- a plurality of sensors configured to detect items in the interior cabin;
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- an onboard computer configured to:
- authenticate a user identity,
- unlock a vehicle door and the first container, allowing user access to the interior cabin and the order;
- determine that a set of products corresponding to the order that are available in the autonomous vehicle require the autonomous vehicle to be stationary for the user to try out the set of products;
- determining, in response to determining that the set of products require the autonomous vehicle to be stationary for the user to try out the set of products, an available parking space for the autonomous vehicle, wherein determining the available parking space for the autonomous vehicle includes:
- determine, based on exterior vehicle sensor data, whether there is an available parking space at a delivery location where the autonomous vehicle can remain parked for a selected period of time;
- identify, in response to determining that there is not an available parking space at the delivery location, a nearby parking space based away from the delivery location, at least in part, on the sensor data;
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- autonomously control the autonomous vehicle to drive from the delivery location to the nearby parking space;
- provide the environment for trying the order in the interior cabin at the nearby parking space;
- wait a selected period of time at the nearby parking space during user access to the interior cabin;
- and
- determine, when the interior cabin is vacated, whether at least a portion of the order remains inside the interior cabin, based on data from the plurality of sensors.
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