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Autonomous taxi

US11222214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2019
Grant dateJan 11, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An autonomously driving taxi having a driving module for autonomous driving of the taxi based on sensors assigned to the driving module, wherein the taxi has an external camera arrangement for capturing images of surroundings of the taxi and an analysis module for analyzing the images of the surroundings of the taxi for a gesture that is interpreted as hailing a taxi, wherein the taxi includes an external display for displaying information outside the taxi and an external-display controller for displaying on the external display an image of the person associated with the gesture that is interpreted as hailing a taxi.

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