Vehicle sign
    1.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD1041562S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US29818316

    申请日:2021-12-08

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
    FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a first embodiment of a vehicle sign showing our new design;
    FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
    FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the front, bottom, center portion of FIG. 2;
    FIG. 4 is a top, front, right perspective view of a second embodiment of a vehicle sign;
    FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,
    FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the front, bottom, center portion of FIG. 5.
    The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area represent the bounds of the claimed design. All other broken lines show environment and form no part of the claimed design. The stippling shown in FIGS. 1-3 depicts a contrast in appearance.

    Application Monologue for Self-Driving Vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US20230368665A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18200261

    申请日:2023-05-22

    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.

    Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

    公开(公告)号:USD985615S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US29804857

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Designer: Paul Lee Maria Moon

    Abstract: The FIGURE is a front view of the claimed design for a display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface.
    The uneven-length broken lines depict boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The even-length broken lines showing the rest of the display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface depict environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

    External facing communications for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11491909B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    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.

    Holistic Wayfinding
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220135085A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17511634

    申请日:2021-10-27

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: The technology employs a holistic approach to passenger pickups and other wayfinding situations. This includes identifying where passengers are relative to the vehicle and/or the pickup location. Information synthesis from different sensors, agent behavior prediction models, and real-time situational awareness are employed to identify the likelihood that the passenger to be picked up is at a given location at a particular point in time, with sufficient confidence. The system can provide adaptive navigation by helping passengers understand their distance and direction to the vehicle, for instance using various cues via an app on the person's device. Rider support tools may be provided, which enable a remote agent to interact with a customer via that person's device, such as using the camera on the device to provide wayfinding support to enable the person to find their vehicle. Ride support may also use sensor information from the vehicle when providing wayfinding support.

    Audible passenger announcements for autonomous vehicle services

    公开(公告)号:US12083887B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18221686

    申请日:2023-07-13

    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.

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