- Patent Title: Remotely controlling comfort components in an autonomous vehicle
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Application No.: US16222645Application Date: 2018-12-17
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Publication No.: US11110776B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Hiromitsu Urano , Kentaro Ichikawa , Junya Ueno
- Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos
- Agency: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Main IPC: B60H1/00
- IPC: B60H1/00 ; G05D1/00 ; G06Q10/02 ; G01C21/34

Abstract:
A method for selecting an autonomous mobility-as-a-service (MAAS) vehicle is presented. The method includes transmitting, to a customer, location information of an autonomous MAAS vehicle within the customer's vicinity. The method also includes transmitting, to the customer, a compartment climate value corresponding to the autonomous MAAS vehicle. The method further includes selecting the autonomous MAAS vehicle based on the compartment climate value, such that the selected autonomous MAAS vehicle navigates to a location of the customer.
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