# US 2021/0241010 A1 · Autonomous vehicle

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- Number: US 2021/0241010 A1
- Document ID: US20210241010A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/239,282
- Filed: 2021-04-23
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-24
- Assignees: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Kotaro OGURA; Takehiro OGAWA; Yoshiki KURANUKI; Hokuto FUJII
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241010A1

## CPC

- B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
- G06V 20/593: {Recognising seat occupancy}
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/26: using acoustic output
- B60K 35/265: {Voice}
- B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60K 35/65: Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive
- B60W 30/146: {Speed limiting}
- B60W 60/00253: {Taxi operations}
- G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)}
- G06V 40/107: {Static hand or arm}
- G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification}
- G06V 40/28: {Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language (static hand signs G06V40/113)}
- B60K 2360/1464: 3D-gesture
- B60K 2360/161: Explanation of functions, e.g. instructions
- B60K 2360/167: Vehicle dynamics information
- B60K 2360/175: Autonomous driving
- B60K 2360/21: using cameras
- B60K 2360/741: Instruments adapted for user detection
- B60K 2360/797: at the vehicle exterior
- B60W 2555/60: Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An autonomous vehicle that moves automatically without any driver's manipulation. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body including a deck, and an action-inducing device for inducing an action of a person who is a user of the autonomous vehicle or a non-user around the autonomous vehicle. The action-inducing device including an image-capturing device for capturing the person, and an information presentation device for presenting action-inducing information, to thereby induce the person to take the action.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An autonomous vehicle that moves automatically without any driver's manipulation, the autonomous vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body including a deck; and
an action-inducing device for inducing an action of a person who is a user of the autonomous vehicle or a non-user around the autonomous vehicle, the action-inducing device including
an image-capturing device for capturing the person, and
an information presentation device for presenting action-inducing information, to thereby induce the person to take the action.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the person captured by the image-capturing device is the user of the autonomous vehicle and is on the deck.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 2, wherein
the image-capturing device captures the action of the person, and
the action-inducing device further includes an action recognition device for recognizing the action of the person.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising an automatic driving device for moving or stopping the autonomous vehicle based on the action recognized by the action recognition device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The autonomous vehicle of claim 4, wherein the automatic driving device starts the autonomous vehicle in motion based on the action recognized by the action recognition device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the action-inducing device further includes a person-identifying device for identifying the person captured by the image-capturing device; and
the information presentation device presents the action-inducing information to induce the person identified by the person-identifying device to take the action.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the person captured by the image-capturing device is the user of the autonomous vehicle and is around the autonomous vehicle.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 7, wherein
the image-capturing device captures the action of the person, and
the action-inducing device further includes an action recognition device for recognizing the action of the person.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 8, further comprising an automatic driving device for moving or stopping the autonomous vehicle based on the action recognized by the action recognition device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the automatic driving device starts the autonomous vehicle in motion based on the action recognized by the action recognition device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 7, wherein
the action-inducing device further includes a person-identifying device for identifying the person captured by the image-capturing device, and
the information presentation device presents the action-inducing information to induce the person identified by the person-identifying device to take the action.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the information presentation device presents the action-inducing information to induce the person captured by the image-capturing device to receive a piece of baggage on the deck or to put the piece of baggage on the deck.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the image-capturing device captures the deck to determine whether the action has been taken in accordance with the action-inducing information presented by the information presentation device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the information presentation device presents the action-inducing information to induce another action after determining whether the action has been taken in accordance with the action-inducing information presented previously.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the information presentation device includes an information display device for displaying an action-inducing image, the action-inducing information including the action-inducing image, and
the image-capturing device and the information display device are arranged such that the person captured by the image-capturing device can see the image-capturing device and the information display device simultaneously.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 15, wherein
the information presentation device further includes an audio output device for outputting an action-inducing audio, the action-inducing information further including the action-inducing audio, and
the audio output device is so arranged that the action-inducing audio is perceived by the person captured by the image-capturing device to be outputted from a place where the image-capturing device and the information display device are arranged.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the autonomous vehicle
has a maximum riding capacity that is smaller than a first threshold,
has a maximum loading capacity that is smaller than a second threshold, or
has a size that is smaller than a third threshold.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 17, wherein
the first threshold is 10,
the second threshold is 1 ton, and
the third threshold is 5 meters by 1.5 meters.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the autonomous vehicle has a maximum speed that is lower than a predetermined limit.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The autonomous vehicle according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined limit is 60 km/h.