US 11,897,308 B2
Temperature regulation for autonomous vehicle delivery
Timothy Jon Meador, Fairfield, 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. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/152,250.
Application 18/152,250 is a continuation of application No. 16/719,730, filed on Dec. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,554,628.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158855 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01)
CPC B60H 1/00014 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0293 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for regulating temperature for autonomous vehicle delivery, comprising:
receiving a delivery request including a selected temperature;
selecting an autonomous vehicle to fulfill the delivery request, wherein the autonomous vehicle has a delivery container;
measuring a delivery container temperature at a thermal management system;
determining, at the thermal management system, external temperatures external to the delivery container, including:
determining a surrounding environment air temperature, wherein a surrounding environment is an area adjacent to an exterior of the delivery container inside the autonomous vehicle, and
determining an outside air temperature, wherein outside air is exterior to the autonomous vehicle; and
determining, at the thermal management system, that at least one of air from the surrounding environment and outside air can be used to adjust the delivery container temperature closer to the selected temperature;
adjusting, by the thermal management system, the delivery container temperature to correspond to the selected temperature, wherein adjusting the delivery container temperature includes:
inputting to the delivery container, via an input line, at least one of air from the surrounding environment and outside air.