Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous vehicle system employing time domain dynamic buffers when matching passengers and vehicles
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Application No.: US16003935Application Date: 2018-06-08
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Publication No.: US10467915B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Patrick Kessler , Eric Mehdi Monsef , Peter Robert Williams , Lars Herold
- Applicant: Wayfarer, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: WAYFARER, INC.
- Current Assignee: WAYFARER, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: G08G7/00
- IPC: G08G7/00 ; G08G7/02 ; G05D1/02 ; G06Q50/30 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
A system includes a plurality of at least partially autonomous vehicles, a plurality of interconnected roadways having a plurality of track segments, and embarkation area, and a control system. The roadways preferably have at least partially separated lanes and the roadways are optionally grade separated. The embarkation area includes a plurality of embarkation slots where passengers can board the vehicles. The embarkation area is connected to at least one of the plurality of track segments, allowing the vehicles to travel to and from the embarkation area to the at least one of the plurality of track segments. The control system is configured to coordinate a continuous flow of the plurality of vehicles on the track segments. Groups of vehicles depart from the embarkation area to the at least one of the plurality of track segments in coordinated groups.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180357912A1 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM EMPLOYING TIME DOMAIN DYNAMIC BUFFERS WHEN MATCHING PASSENGERS AND VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2018-12-13
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