Coordination of dispatching and maintaining fleet of autonomous vehicles

US9958864B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zoox, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Timothy David Kentley-Klay · Stanford, US
• Rachad Youssef Gamara · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 2015
• Grant date: May 1, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/20
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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. More specifically, systems, devices, and methods are configured to manage a fleet of autonomous vehicles. In particular, a method may include determining destination locations for autonomous vehicles, calculating, at an autonomous vehicle service platform, delivery locations to which the autonomous vehicles are directed, identifying data to implement a delivery location associated with an autonomous vehicle, and transmitting data representing a command to the autonomous vehicle. The command may be configured to cause navigation of the autonomous vehicle to the delivery location.