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Autonomous vehicle fleet service and system

US9606539B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 2015
Grant dateMar 28, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2013/9322
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an autonomous vehicle fleet as a service. In particular, a method may include monitoring a fleet of vehicles, at least one of which is configured to autonomously transit from a first geographic region to a second geographic region, detecting data indicating an event associated with the vehicle having a calculated confidence level, receiving data representing a subset of candidate trajectories responsive to detecting the event, which is associated with a planned path for the vehicle, identifying guidance data to select from one or more of the candidate trajectories as a guided trajectory, receiving data representing a selection of a candidate trajectory, and transmitting the selection of the candidate trajectory as of the guided trajectory to the vehicle.

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