Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Leveraging weather information to improve passenger pickup and drop offs for autonomous vehicles
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Application No.: US17028428Application Date: 2020-09-22
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Publication No.: US12077188B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Salil Pandit , Robert Chen , Bruce Mai
- 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: B60W60/00
- IPC: B60W60/00 ; G01C21/34 ; G01C21/36 ; G05D1/00 ; G08G1/133

Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing transportation services with autonomous vehicles. For instance, a first route to a first destination may be determined. The first route may have a first cost. Weather information for the first destination may be received. A characteristic is determined based on the weather information. A second destination having the characteristic may be selected. The second destination may be different from the first destination. A second route to the second destination may be determined. The second route may have a second cost. The first cost may be compared to the second cost, and the vehicle may use the comparison to set one of the first destination or the second destination as a current destination for a vehicle to cause the vehicle to control itself in an autonomous driving mode to the current destination.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220089189A1 LEVERAGING WEATHER INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PASSENGER PICKUP AND DROP OFFS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2022-03-24
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