Cabin security systems and methods for autonomous vehicles
OwnerPablo Smith, William Gray Davis +4inventors
InventorsPablo Smith, William Gray Davis, Akshay Pai Raikar, Justin Francis Yurkanin, Mihir Deshingkar, Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz
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Abstract
A locking system for an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle includes a cabin. The locking system includes a first locking system configured to assess access to the cabin, and a second locking system configured to assess access to the use of one or more autonomous vehicle features located in the cabin. The second locking system is engaged with after the first locking system completes the assessment of access to the cabin.
Claims20
A locking system for an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle including a cabin, the locking system comprising:
- a first locking system configured to assess access to the cabin;
- a second locking system configured to assess access to the use of one or more autonomous vehicle features located in the cabin;
- wherein engagement with the second locking system occurs after the first locking system completes the assessment of access to the cabin.
A method of accessing one or more features within an interior of a cabin of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- engaging with an interior locking system configured to enable use of one or more features of the cabin by inputting a first input;
- verifying authorized access to the one or more features of the cabin by communicating with a mission control and comparing the first input against a first input data set;
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- authorizing access to the one or more features of the cabin in response to acceptance of the first input when compared against the first input data set.
A locking system for an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle including a cabin, the locking system comprising:
- an interior locking system configured to assess access to the one or more features of the cabin,
- wherein the interior locking system is in communication with a mission control at least when the access assessment is being completed, wherein the interior locking system is configured to transmit a first input to the mission control for comparison against a first input data set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.