EXTERNAL FACING COMMUNICATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220080879A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17022998

    申请日:2020-09-16

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for displaying notifications on a display of an autonomous vehicle. In one instance, a distance from the vehicle to a destination of the vehicle or a passenger may be determined. When the distance is between a first distance and a second distance, a first notification may be displayed on the display. The second distance may be less than the first distance. When the distance is less than the second distance, a second notification may be displayed on the display. The second notification provides additional information not provided by the first notification.

    Autonomous vehicle services
    32.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11205240B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US15358729

    申请日:2016-11-22

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The technology relates to facilitating transportation services between a user and a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, one or more server computing devices having one or more processors may information identifying the current location of the vehicle. The one or more server computing devices may determine that the user is likely to want to take a trip to a particular destination based on prior location history for the user. The one or more server computing devices may dispatch the vehicle to cause the vehicle to travel in the autonomous driving mode towards a location of the user. In addition, after dispatching, the one or more server computing devices sending a notification to a client computing device associated with the user indicating that the vehicle is currently available to take the passenger to the particular destination.

    END OF TRIP SEQUENCE
    34.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190113359A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US15783538

    申请日:2017-10-13

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing an end of trip sequence when a vehicle is nearing its destination. One or more computing devices may generate and display a video indicating a projected trajectory of the vehicle and objects detected by sensors on the vehicle, on a map corresponding to a route the vehicle is currently following, where the video is generated from a perspective of a virtual camera at a default position and default pitch A determination that the vehicle has reached a threshold relative to the route of the vehicle may be made and the position and pitch of the virtual camera may be adjusted to an updated position above the vehicle and a perspective which looks downwards towards a roof of the vehicle. The video may then be generated and displayed from the perspective of the virtual camera at the updated position.

    AUDIBLE PASSENGER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SERVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20240375512A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-14

    申请号:US18779162

    申请日:2024-07-22

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to assisting a passenger in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. For instance, after a door of the vehicle is opened, a predetermined period of time may be waited by processors of computing devices of the vehicle. After waiting the predetermined period of time and when the vehicle's door remains open, a set of instructions for closing the vehicle's door may be played by the processors through a speaker of the vehicle. Once the door of the vehicle is closed, an announcement may be played by the processors through the speaker requesting that the passenger press a first button to initiate a ride to a destination. In response to the first button being pressed, the ride to the destination may be initiated by the processors by maneuvering the vehicle autonomously to the destination.

    Display screen portion with icon
    38.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD999239S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US29754152

    申请日:2020-10-07

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front view of a first image of a display screen portion with icon;
    FIG. 2 is a front view of a second image thereof;
    FIG. 3 is a front view of a third image thereof;
    FIG. 4 is a front view of a fourth image thereof;
    FIG. 5 is a front view of a fifth image thereof; and,
    FIG. 6 is a front view of a sixth image thereof.
    The dash-dot broken line showing of a display screen portion forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken line showing also shows the boundaries of the claimed design.
    In the first embodiment, the appearance of the image sequentially transitions between FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 5. In the second embodiment, the appearance of the image sequentially transitions between FIGS. 1-5. In the third embodiment, the appearance of the image sequentially transitions between FIGS. 1-6.
    The process or period in which one image transitions to another image forms no part of the claimed design.

    Application monologue for self-driving vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11705002B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US16710113

    申请日:2019-12-11

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    CPC classification number: G08G1/123 G06Q50/30 H04W4/40

    Abstract: The technology includes communicating the current status of a self-driving vehicle to users, such as passengers within the vehicle and other users awaiting pickup. Certain information about the trip and vehicle status is communicated depending on where the passenger is sitting within the vehicle or where the person awaiting pickup is located outside the vehicle. This includes disseminating the “monologue” of a vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode to a user via an app on the user's device (e.g., mobile phone, tablet or laptop PC, wearable, or other computing device) and/or an in-vehicle user interface. The monologue includes current status information regarding driving decisions and related operations or actions. This alerts the user as to why the vehicle is taking (or not taking) a certain action, which reduces confusion and allows the user to focus on other matters.

Patent Agency Ranking