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US 2019/0244172 A1Published application
Enhanced cargo delivery
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsLeonard Eber CARRIER, Zachary KONCHAN
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Abstract
A request to collect and deliver a plurality of items of cargo is received. One or more predetermined classes for each item are identified. At least one source to provide the items is identified based at least in part on the classes. A route is determined to the source and to a delivery location for the items. One or more vehicle subsystems are actuated to move a vehicle along the route to the source and to the delivery location.
Claims20
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the computer to:
- receive a request to collect and deliver a plurality of items of cargo;
- identify one or more predetermined classes for each item;
- identify at least one source to provide the items based at least in part on the classes;
- determine a route to the source and to a delivery location for the items;
- and
- actuate one or more vehicle subsystems to move a vehicle along the route to the source and to the delivery location.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to collect and deliver a plurality of items of cargo;
- identifying one or more predetermined classes for each item;
- identifying at least one source to provide the items based at least in part on the classes;
- determine a route to the source and to a delivery location for the items;
- and
- actuate one or more vehicle subsystems to move a vehicle along the route to the source and to the delivery location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.