US 11,900,280 B2
Autonomous vehicle rider drop-off to destination experience
Jessica Leary, San Francisco, CA (US); Theresa Foy, San Francisco, CA (US); Soleil Phan, San Francisco, CA (US); Tal Benisty, San Francisco, CA (US); and Stephanie Engle, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,595.
Application 17/951,595 is a continuation of application No. 16/457,799, filed on Jun. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,488,073.
Prior Publication US 2023/0020119 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01)
CPC G06Q 10/02 (2013.01) [B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/3661 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining that an autonomous vehicle (AV) has arrived at a drop-off location, wherein the AV is associated with a user in the AV;
generating a recommendation for how to exit the AV at the drop-off location, wherein the recommendation is based on the drop-off location relative to a final destination associated with the user and an orientation of the user in the AV;
determining wayfinding information to help the user navigate from the drop-off location to the final destination of the user, wherein the wayfinding information is based on the drop-off location, the final destination, and the orientation of the user in the AV; and
providing the wayfinding information to the user.