Detecting objects within a vehicle in connection with a service
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDavid McAllister Bradley, Jean-Sebastien Valois
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a vehicle used in providing a service is disclosed. The system detects when the service is complete, and upon detecting that the service is complete, the system determines, from one or more sensors of the vehicle, that an object which should have been removed from the vehicle after completion of the transport service, remains in the vehicle. The system then automatically initiates performance of a remedial action.
Claims20
A method for monitoring an autonomous vehicle that is operating to provide a first transport service, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising:
- upon determining, from one or more sensors of the autonomous vehicle, that an object which should be removed from the autonomous vehicle after completion of the first transport service is in the autonomous vehicle after completion of the first transport service, automatically initiating performance of a remedial action associated with the object prior to providing a second transport service.
An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- one or more sensors generating sensor data;
- and
- a control system to execute instructions that cause the autonomous vehicle to:
- operate to provide a first transport service;
- and
- upon determining, from the sensor data, that an object which should be removed from the autonomous vehicle after completion of the first transport service is in the autonomous vehicle after completion of the first transport service, automatically initiate performance of a remedial action associated with the object prior to providing a second transport service.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an on-board computing system of an autonomous vehicle, cause the on-board computing system to:
- operate to provide a first transport service;
- and
- upon determining, from one or more sensors of the autonomous vehicle, that an object which should be removed from the autonomous vehicle after completion of the first transport service is in the autonomous vehicle after completion of the first transport service, automatically initiate performance of a remedial action associated with the object prior to providing a second transport service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.