Systems and Methods for Providing a Ridesharing Vehicle Service Using an Autonomous Vehicle

A computing system, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of operations comprising:
• obtaining data indicative of a user service request, the user service request comprising a service-start location and a service-end location for a service associated with a user;
• obtaining data indicative of a vendor ride request for the transportation of an autonomous robot;
• determining one or more service configurations for the service based at least in part on the data indicative of the user service request and the data indicative of the vendor ride request, wherein each service configuration comprises a travel time, an available cabin space, and a service cost associated with the service;
• obtaining data indicative of a selected service configuration from among the one or more service configurations;
• determining a service assignment for an autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the selected service configuration, wherein the service assignment indicates that the autonomous vehicle is to transport the user from the service-start location to the service-end location, and wherein the service assignment indicates that the autonomous vehicle is to pick-up the user and pick-up the autonomous robot;
• and
• communicating data indicative of the service assignment to the autonomous vehicle to undertake the service.

A non-transitory-computer-readable medium that stores instructions that when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining data indicative of a user service request, the user service request comprising a service-start location and a service-end location for a service associated with a user;
• obtaining data indicative of a vendor ride request for the transportation of an autonomous robot;
• determining one or more service configurations for the service based at least in part on the data indicative of the user service request and the data indicative of the vendor ride request;
• obtaining data indicative of a selected service configuration from among the one or more service configurations;
• determining a service assignment for an autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the selected service configuration, wherein the service assignment indicates that the autonomous vehicle is to transport the user from the service-start location to the service-end location, and wherein the service assignment indicates that the autonomous vehicle is to pick-up the user and pick-up the autonomous robot;
• and
• communicating data indicative of the service assignment to the autonomous vehicle to undertake the service.