Autonomous mobile goods transfer
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJennifer Anne Healey, Omar Ulises Florez Choque
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Abstract
Disclosed in some examples, are devices, methods, systems, and machine readable mediums that provide for automated goods exchange between autonomous vehicles while the autonomous vehicles are still in motion. This may be used to efficiently ship packages long distances as well as to transfer goods to consumers. This allows shippers to transfer goods from one truck to another without having to stop and unload the truck, decreasing costs by limiting human involvement and improving efficiency. Likewise, mobile merchants, such as food trucks, may sell to consumers in cars without having to stop to perform the exchange, increasing the convenience to consumers.
Claims1
A system for autonomous vehicle-to-vehicle item transfers, the system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining a route that will drive a first vehicle to a location that is within a determined distance of a second vehicle, the first vehicle and the second vehicles autonomously driven;
- driving the determined route autonomously;
- detecting that the second vehicle is within the determined distance;
- autonomously maneuvering the first vehicle into a position to transfer the physical item to the second vehicle using sensor inputs;
- and
- transferring the physical item between the first and second vehicles while both the first and second vehicles are in motion.
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