Managing autonomous vehicles
OwnerAndrew DeLizioinventor
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method for an autonomous vehicle obtaining services can include: detecting, by the autonomous vehicle, a need for service; sending, over a network interface of the autonomous vehicle, a request for service; determining a rendezvous location at which service will be received; maneuvering, by the autonomous vehicle, to the rendezvous location; receiving, by the autonomous vehicle over a network, an authentication code; in response to receiving the authentication code, enabling, by the autonomous vehicle, access to components of the autonomous vehicle; determining, by the autonomous vehicle, that the service is complete; and transmitting, by the autonomous vehicle, an indication that the service is complete.
Claims7
A method for an autonomous vehicle obtaining services, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the autonomous vehicle, a need for service;
- sending, over a network interface of the autonomous vehicle, a request for service;
- determining a rendezvous location at which service will be received;
- maneuvering, by the autonomous vehicle, to the rendezvous location;
- receiving, by the autonomous vehicle over a network, an authentication code;
- in response to receiving the authentication code, enabling, by the autonomous vehicle, access to components of the autonomous vehicle;
- determining, by the autonomous vehicle, that the service is complete;
- and
- transmitting, by the autonomous vehicle, an indication that the service is complete.
An autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a propulsion unit configured to propel the autonomous vehicle;
- a plurality of wheels configured to receive a rotational force from the propulsion unit;
- a steering unit configured to control one or more of the wheels;
- a driving and guidance system configured to autonomously control the propulsion unit and the steering unit to maneuver the autonomous vehicle;
- a ride service controller configured to
- receive ride service parameters;
- receive, over a wireless network, ride requests;
- select, based on the ride service parameters, certain ones of the ride requests;
- and
- instruct the driving and guidance system to maneuver to locations associated with the certain ones of the ride requests.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.