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Vehicle and operation method of vehicle

US10928922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 2019
Grant dateFeb 23, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2040/0809
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle configured to provide a mobility service of transporting a passenger by autonomous traveling includes a gesture detecting device configured to detect a person's gesture outside the vehicle and a service end determining unit configured to determine whether the passenger has approved of an end of the mobility service. The service end determining unit determines that the passenger has approved of the end of the mobility service when the gesture detecting device has detected a specific gesture while the vehicle is stopped.

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