LEVERAGING WEATHER INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PASSENGER PICKUP AND DROP OFFS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240351613A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18761529

    申请日:2024-07-02

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    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.

    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.

    DETERMINING PICKUP AND DROP OFF LOCATIONS FOR LARGE VENUE POINTS OF INTERESTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230324192A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18131541

    申请日:2023-04-06

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    CPC classification number: G01C21/3484

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for generating and using a model for identifying a plurality of pick up or drop off locations for a large venue point of interest. For instance, a large venue point of interest may be identified. The plurality may be identified for the large venue point of interest based on a combination of historical trip data and map information. The plurality may be associated with the large venue point of interest. The association may be stored in memory for later use. Thereafter, a request for a trip identifying the large venue point of interest may be received from a client computing device, and the plurality may be provided to the client computing device in response to the request. A pickup and drop off location of the plurality may be provided to an autonomous vehicle in order to cause the autonomous vehicle to transport a passenger to the pickup or drop off location.

    STAGES OF COMPONENT CONTROLS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220390938A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17340875

    申请日:2021-06-07

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle includes using one or more computing devices to transmit a request for a trip. The trip is from a pickup location to a destination location. The method also includes determining the autonomous vehicle for the trip is within a predetermined distance from the pickup location, providing a set of component controls to receive user input at a user interface after the determining. The set of component controls includes interactive controls for identifying or accessing the autonomous vehicle. A first user input is received at the user interface for one or more of the set of component controls, and control instructions for the autonomous vehicle based on the first user input are transmitted.

    LEVERAGING WEATHER INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PASSENGER PICKUP AND DROP OFFS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220089189A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17028428

    申请日:2020-09-22

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    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 first 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.

    External facing communications for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US12214721B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US18494254

    申请日:2023-10-25

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for displaying notifications on a display of an autonomous vehicle 100. 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 650 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 660 may be displayed on the display. The second notification provides additional information not provided by the first notification.

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