Associating passenger docking locations with destinations using vehicle transportation network partitioning
US9436183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0274
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for associating passenger docking locations with destinations using vehicle transportation network partitioning are disclosed. Associating passenger docking locations with destinations using vehicle transportation network partitioning may include an autonomous vehicle identifying transportation network information representing a vehicle transportation network, the vehicle transportation network including a primary destination, wherein identifying the transportation network information includes identifying the transportation network information such that it includes docking location information representing a plurality of docking locations, wherein each docking location corresponds with a respective location in the vehicle transportation network, such that at least one docking location is associated with the primary destination based on pedestrian travel time, determining a target docking location, identifying a route from an origin to the target docking location in the vehicle transportation network using the transportation network information, and traveling from the origin to the target docking location using the route.
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