Autonomous vehicle services
US11205240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/343
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The technology relates to facilitating transportation services between a user and a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, one or more server computing devices having one or more processors may information identifying the current location of the vehicle. The one or more server computing devices may determine that the user is likely to want to take a trip to a particular destination based on prior location history for the user. The one or more server computing devices may dispatch the vehicle to cause the vehicle to travel in the autonomous driving mode towards a location of the user. In addition, after dispatching, the one or more server computing devices sending a notification to a client computing device associated with the user indicating that the vehicle is currently available to take the passenger to the particular destination.
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