Systems and methods for computer-assisted shuttles, buses, robo-taxis, ride-sharing and on-demand vehicles with situational awareness

An autonomous or semi-autonomous machine comprising:

• a propulsion system;
• a passenger space;
• one or more first sensors having fields of view or sensory fields outside of the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;
• one or more second sensors having fields of view or sensory fields within the passenger space;
• a computing system, the computing system including one or more systems-on-a-chip (SoCs), the one or more SoCs including one or more central processing units (CPU), one or more graphics processing units (GPUs), and one or more hardware accelerators, wherein:
• the computing system is to perform one or more operations associated with control of the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine based at least on processing sensor data obtained using at least one sensor of the one or more first sensors or the one or more second sensors;
• the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine is capable of achieving level 3 autonomous vehicle functionality or greater;
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• at least one operation of the one or more operations is capable of satisfying ISO 26262 automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D.

An autonomous or semi-autonomous machine comprising:

• a propulsion system;
• a passenger space;
• one or more first sensors having fields of view or sensory fields outside of the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;
• one or more second sensors having fields of view or sensory fields within the passenger space;
• a computing system, the computing system including one or more central processing units (CPU) and one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) capable of massively parallel processing, wherein:
• the computing system is to perform one or more operations associated with control of the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine based at least on processing sensor data obtained using at least one sensor of the one or more first sensors or the one or more second sensors.