Automatic maintenance for autonomous vehicle
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsChristopher T. Tarte, Danil V. Prokhorov
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Abstract
A method includes steps of determining, by a computing system of a vehicle, a service center to which the vehicle is to be driven for servicing. The method may further include the steps of, by the computing system, autonomously driving the vehicle from a start location to the service center, and from the service center to a designated end location after servicing.
Claims20
A method for determining, by a computing system of a vehicle, a service center to which the vehicle is to be driven for servicing, the method comprising steps of:
- determining at least one service center from which to request at least one service quote;
- requesting at least one quote from the at least one service center;
- receiving at least one response to the at least one quote request;
- and
- responsive to the at least one received response, determining the service center to which the vehicle is to be driven for servicing.
(canceled)
A computing system for a vehicle, the computing system comprising one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing system, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
- determine a service center to which the vehicle is to be driven for servicing;
- and
- schedule vehicle servicing at the service center to which the vehicle is to be driven for servicing.
(canceled)
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computer system of a vehicle to cause the computer system to perform functions, the functions comprising:
- determining at least one service center from which to request at least one service quote;
- requesting at least one quote from the at least one service center;
- receiving at least one response to the at least one quote request;
- and
- responsive to the at least one received response, determining a service center to which the vehicle is to be driven for servicing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.