Assigned seating system for an automated-taxi

US10643439B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG · BB

Inventors

• Nandita Mangal · Palo Alto, US
• Michael H. Laur · Mission Viejo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2018
• Grant date: May 5, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/021
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for an automated-taxi includes a display and a controller. The display is viewable by one or more of a plurality of clients of an automated-taxi. The controller-circuit is in communication with the display. The controller is configured to determine a seating-arrangement of the plurality of clients transported by the automated-taxi. The seating-arrangement is determined in accordance with destinations of the plurality of clients. The controller is also configured to operate the display to show the seating-arrangement to one or more of the plurality of clients. A method of operating an automated-taxi includes receiving destinations of a plurality of clients to transported by an automated-taxi; determining a seating-arrangement of the plurality of clients in accordance with the destinations; and operating a display viewable by one or more of a plurality of clients of an automated-taxi to show the seating-arrangement to one or more of the plurality of clients.