US 12,253,371 B2
Dynamic routing of autonomous vehicles
Catherine Jones Franey, Waltham, MA (US); and Jeffrey Larson, Ashland, MA (US)
Assigned to Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield (GB)
Filed by Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield (GB)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,932.
Prior Publication US 2022/0397404 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC G01C 21/3438 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a processor, that a location of at least one product to be collected is in an area closed to travel by an autonomous vehicle;
determining the location of the at least one product to be collected within the area closed to travel by the autonomous vehicle;
providing, by the processor, for display on an electronic device, information about the at least one product to be collected within the area closed to travel by the autonomous vehicle;
in response to detecting that the electronic device diverges from a path of the autonomous vehicle, determining, by the processor, a rendezvous location for the autonomous vehicle to meet the electronic device based on a current location of the electronic device relative to the location of the at least one product to be collected;
instructing, by the processor, the autonomous vehicle to navigate to the rendezvous location; and
transmitting, by the processor, the rendezvous location to the electronic device.