CPC G05D 1/0276 (2013.01) [B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); B60W 60/00256 (2020.02); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a sensor;
a processor; and
memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
receiving a sensor signal from the sensor;
determining, based on the sensor signal, that a visual passenger identifier is being presented by a person in a field of view of the sensor requesting a ride in the autonomous vehicle;
causing the autonomous vehicle to decrease a velocity responsive to determining that the visual passenger identifier is being presented, the velocity being decreased to enable detection of the visual passenger identifier;
determining identifying information based on the visual passenger identifier; and
responsive to determining the identifying information, causing the autonomous vehicle to navigate towards a location of the visual passenger identifier to pick up the person.
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