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US 12,746,983 B2Granted
Autonomous vehicle with an improved cab design
AssigneeTORC Robotics, Inc.
InventorsJoseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz, Christopher Harrison
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of wheels for supporting the autonomous vehicle and a cabin. The cabin is supported by a vehicle frame. The plurality of wheels is attached to connected to the vehicle frame. The cabin has a cabin bottom, a cabin top and a front portion that extends between the cabin bottom and the cabin top. The front portion includes an airfoil that has a substantially rigid front surface and an aerodynamic shape.
Claims20
An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels for supporting the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- a cabin, supported by a vehicle frame, the plurality of wheels being connected to the vehicle frame, the cabin having a cabin bottom, a cabin top and a front portion extending between the cabin top and the cabin bottom, the front portion comprising an airfoil, wherein the airfoil has a substantially rigid front surface and an aerodynamic shape and extends between the cabin top and the cabin bottom,
- wherein the cabin does not include a windshield, a steering wheel, or a seat for a driver, thereby enabling a reduction of cabin volume by at least a predetermined percentage.
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A method, comprising:
- modifying a cabin of an autonomous vehicle by removing at least a windshield, a steering wheel, and a seat for a driver from the cabin to reduce cabin volume by at least a predetermined percentage;
- and
- designing the cabin to have a front portion comprising an airfoil and extending between a cabin top and a cabin bottom,
- wherein the airfoil has a substantially rigid front surface and an aerodynamic shape, and
- wherein the cabin is supported by a vehicle frame connected with a plurality of wheels.
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An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a cabin having a cabin bottom, a cabin top and an airfoil extending between the cabin top and the cabin bottom, the airfoil having a substantially rigid front surface and a curved shape, the airfoil extending between the cabin top and the cabin bottom, the cabin supported by a vehicle frame, the vehicle frame connected to a plurality of wheels for driving the autonomous vehicle,
- wherein the cabin does not include a windshield, a steering wheel, or a seat for a driver, thereby enabling a reduction of cabin volume by at least a predetermined percentage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.