Autonomous-Vehicle Dispatch Based on Fleet-Level Target Objectives

A system comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled in communication with the one or more of the processors, the one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more of the processors, are configured to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• determining a fleet-level objective for a vehicle, wherein the fleet-level objective is associated with instructing the vehicle to travel a route according to route criteria based on the fleet-level objective;
• receiving a ride request from a ride requestor, wherein the ride request is associated with ride criteria including at least a pick-up location and a drop-off location;
• determining that the ride requestor is a passenger for the vehicle to satisfy the fleet-level objective contingent on one or more modifications to the ride criteria associated with the ride request;
• providing one or more incentives to the ride requestor contingent on acceptance of the one or more modifications to the ride criteria;
• after receiving, from the ride requestor, the acceptance of the one or more modifications to the ride criteria, modifying the ride criteria in accordance with the route criteria;
• and
• instructing the vehicle to transport the ride requestor based on the modified ride criteria so as to fulfill the fleet-level objective.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media including instructions that, when executed, by one or more processors, are configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• determining a fleet-level objective for a vehicle, wherein the fleet-level objective is associated with instructing the vehicle to travel a route according to route criteria based on the fleet-level objective;
• receiving a ride request from a ride requestor, wherein the ride request is associated with ride criteria including at least a pick-up location and a drop-off location;
• determining that the ride requestor is a passenger for the vehicle to satisfy the fleet-level objective contingent on one or more modifications to the ride criteria associated with the ride request;
• providing one or more incentives to the ride requestor contingent on acceptance of the one or more modifications to the ride criteria;
• after receiving, from the ride requestor, the acceptance of the one or more modifications to the ride criteria, modifying the ride criteria in accordance with the route criteria;
• and
• instructing the vehicle to transport the ride requestor based on the modified ride criteria so as to fulfill the fleet-level objective.