Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Repurposing autonomous vehicles for package delivery
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Application No.: US18309687Application Date: 2023-04-28
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Publication No.: US12169412B2Publication Date: 2024-12-17
- Inventor: Zoltan Szubbocsev
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; G06Q10/0835

Abstract:
Systems and methods for re-purposing autonomous vehicle for package transportation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a request from an autonomous vehicle; identifying, responsive to the request, a nearby package stored within a delivery structure; transmitting routing instructions to the autonomous vehicle, the routing instructions including a location of the delivery structure; detecting a presence of the autonomous vehicle; instructing the delivery structure to deposit the nearby package into the autonomous vehicle; calculating a waypoint for delivery of the nearby package; and transmitting transport routing instructions to the autonomous vehicle, the transport routing instructions including the waypoint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230273623A1 REPURPOSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FOR PACKAGE DELIVERY Public/Granted day:2023-08-31
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