US 12,223,791 B2
Preorder pickup of an autonomous vehicle
Juan Nunez, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,435.
Prior Publication US 2024/0221447 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 9/38 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 9/38 (2020.01) [B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to:
receive, from a computing device associated with a user, a first user request for a ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV) from a user location to a user destination;
receive, from the computing device associated with the user, a second user request for the AV to pick up a product at a pick-up location associated with the product, prior to picking up the user;
determine, based on the first and second user requests, including a desired temperature of the product when the user receives the product via the AV, a route for the AV to navigate, the route comprising a first segment from a location of the AV to the pick-up location associated with the product, a second segment from the pick-up location associated with the product to the user location, and a third segment from the user location to the user destination; and
send, from a computer associated with the AV to a locker of the AV, an instruction to open the locker where the product is placed, the instruction being generated automatically in response to a determination that the user has been picked up at the user location or the AV has arrived at the user destination.