Interior compartment of an autonomous vehicle

US10343559B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pony AI Inc. · KY

Inventors

• Sinan Xiao · Mountain View, US
• Zhuo Zhang · Hubei, CN
• Xiang Yu · Santa Clara, US
• Tiancheng Lou · Milpitas, US
• Jun Peng · Fremont, US
• Hao Song · Sunnyvale, US
• Jie Hou · Shanghai, CN
• Yiming Liu · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 12, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0061
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to autonomous vehicles comprising at least one interior compartment including: at least one table; at least one seating unit; at least one closet; at least one window configured to transition between a substantially transparent state and a substantially opaque state and to display at least navigational information; at least one vanity; at least one storage area; or combinations thereof; wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in at least an autonomous mode. In some instance, the vehicle may not include steering equipment (e.g., steering wheel) and/or acceleration or deceleration equipment (e.g., a gas or brake pedal).