Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pickup and drop off zones for autonomous vehicles
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Application No.: US16221976Application Date: 2019-02-27
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Publication No.: US10698410B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Jennifer Arden , Brian Douglas Cullinane , Min Li Chan , Renaud-Roland Hubert
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Botos Churchill IP Law
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; G06Q50/30 ; G01C21/36 ; G08G1/00 ; G01C21/34 ; G05D1/00

Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing information about a vehicle dispatched to pick up the user. In one example, a request for the vehicle to stop at a particular location is sent. In response, information identifying a current location of the vehicle is received. A map is generated. The map includes a first marker identifying the received location of the vehicle, a second marker identifying the particular location, and a shape defining an area around the second marker at which the vehicle may stop. The shape has an edge at least a minimum distance greater than zero from the second area. A route is displayed on the map between the first marker and the shape such that the route ends at the shape and does not reach the second marker. Progress of the vehicle towards the area along the route is displayed based on received updated location information for the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190179319A1 Pickup And Drop Off Zones For Autonomous Vehicles Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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