Systems and Methods for Matching an Autonomous Vehicle to a Rider

A computer-implemented method for matching an autonomous vehicle to a rider comprising:

• obtaining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, a service request from the rider, wherein the service request is indicative of a requested vehicle type;
• obtaining, by the computing system, data indicative of a current location of the rider;
• providing, by the computing system, data indicative of a number of autonomous vehicles for the rider based, at least in part, on the service request and the current location of the rider;
• determining, by the computing system, a selection of the autonomous vehicle indicating that the rider has selected the autonomous vehicle from the number of autonomous vehicles based, at least in part, on a proximity of the rider to the autonomous vehicle and a vehicle type of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the vehicle type of the autonomous vehicle corresponds to the requested vehicle type;
• in response to the selection of the autonomous vehicle by the rider, matching, by the computing system, the autonomous vehicle to the rider to provide for performance of the service request for the rider.

A computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• obtaining a service request from a rider, wherein the service request is indicative of a requested vehicle type;
• obtaining data indicative of a current location of the rider;
• providing data indicative of a number of autonomous vehicles for the rider based, at least in part, on the service request and the current location of the rider;
• determining a selection of the autonomous vehicle indicating that the rider has selected the autonomous vehicle from the number of autonomous vehicles based, at least in part, on a proximity of the rider to the autonomous vehicle and a vehicle type of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the vehicle type of the autonomous vehicle corresponds to the requested vehicle type;
• in response to the selection of the autonomous vehicle by the rider, matching the autonomous vehicle to the rider to provide for performance of the service request for the rider.

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

• obtaining a service request from a rider, wherein the service request is indicative of a requested vehicle type;
• obtaining data indicative of a current location of the rider;
• providing data indicative of a number of autonomous vehicles for the rider based, at least in part, on the service request and the current location of the rider;
• determining a selection of the autonomous vehicle indicating that the rider has selected the autonomous vehicle from the number of autonomous vehicles based, at least in part, on a proximity of the rider to the autonomous vehicle and a vehicle type of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the vehicle type of the autonomous vehicle corresponds to the requested vehicle type;
• in response to the selection of the autonomous vehicle by the rider, matching the autonomous vehicle to the rider to provide for performance of the service request for the rider.