US 12,216,471 B2
Pickup and drop off zones for autonomous vehicles
Jennifer Arden, Tiburon, CA (US); Brian Douglas Cullinane, Palo Alto, CA (US); Min Li Chan, San Francisco, CA (US); and Renaud-Roland Hubert, Gilroy, CA (US)
Assigned to WAYMO LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by WAYMO LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/230,760.
Application 18/230,760 is a continuation of application No. 16/878,795, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,774,972.
Application 16/878,795 is a continuation of application No. 16/221,976, filed on Dec. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,698,410, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/221,976 is a continuation of application No. 15/410,242, filed on Jan. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,191,491, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Application 15/410,242 is a continuation of application No. 14/955,769, filed on Dec. 1, 2015, granted, now 9,613,386, issued on Apr. 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0028038 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0212 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/362 (2013.01); G01C 21/3667 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/205 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
send a request for a vehicle to stop for a pickup;
generate a map including an area representing a pickup zone associated with the pickup;
receive information about a status of the vehicle; and
update a display of the map to change a size of the area representing the pickup zone based on the information.