Recognizing assigned passengers for autonomous vehicles
US11475119B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for recognizing an assigned passenger. For instance, dispatching instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location are received. The instructions include authentication information for authenticating a client computing device associated with the passenger. A vehicle is maneuvered in an autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location. The client device is then authenticated. After authentication, a set of pedestrians within a predetermined distance of the vehicle are identified from sensor information generated by a sensor of the vehicle and location information is received over a period of time from the client device. The received location information is used to estimate a velocity of the passenger. This estimated velocity is used to identify a subset of set of pedestrians that is likely to be the passenger. The vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to enter the vehicle based on the subset.
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