Preorder pickup of an autonomous vehicle

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a computing device associated with a user, a first user request for a ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV) from a user location to a user destination;
• receiving, from the computing device associated with the user, a second user request for the AV to pick up a product at a pick-up location associated with the product, prior to picking up the user;
• determining, based on the first and second user requests, including a desired temperature of the product when the user receives the product via the AV, a route for the AV to navigate, the route comprising a first segment from a location of the AV to the pick-up location associated with the product, a second segment from the pick-up location associated with the product to the user location, and a third segment from the user location to the user destination;
• and
• sending, from a computer associated with the AV to a locker of the AV, an instruction to open the locker where the product is placed, the instruction being generated automatically in response to a determination that the user has been picked up at the user location or the AV has arrived at the user destination.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, from a computing device associated with a user, a first user request for a ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV) from a user location to a user destination;
• receive, from the computing device associated with the user, a second user request for the AV to pick up a product at a pick-up location associated with the product, prior to picking up the user;
• determine, based on the first and second user requests, including a desired temperature of the product when the user receives the product via the AV, a route for the AV to navigate, the route comprising a first segment from a location of the AV to the pick-up location associated with the product, a second segment from the pick-up location associated with the product to the user location, and a third segment from the user location to the user destination;
• and
• send, from a computer associated with the AV to a locker of the AV, an instruction to open the locker where the product is placed, the instruction being generated automatically in response to a determination that the user has been picked up at the user location or the AV has arrived at the user destination.