US 12,271,195 B1
Systems and methods for vehicles with limited destination ability
Dmitri A. Dolgov, Mountain View, CA (US); Sebastian Thrun, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Hayward, CA (US); Christopher Paul Urmson, Mountain View, CA (US); Nathaniel Fairfield, Mountain View, CA (US); and Anthony Scott Levandowski, Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/210,447.
Application 18/210,447 is a continuation of application No. 17/233,622, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,720,101.
Application 17/233,622 is a continuation of application No. 16/363,224, filed on Mar. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,010,998, issued on May 18, 2021.
Application 16/363,224 is a continuation of application No. 13/800,050, filed on Mar. 13, 2013, abandoned.
Application 13/800,050 is a continuation of application No. 13/218,756, filed on Aug. 26, 2011, granted, now 8,688,306, issued on Apr. 1, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/391,271, filed on Oct. 8, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/390,094, filed on Oct. 5, 2010.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60T 8/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01); B60T 17/18 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/223 (2017.01); G06T 7/231 (2017.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); B60W 30/186 (2012.01); B60W 50/029 (2012.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G06V 10/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60T 8/00 (2013.01); B60T 8/17 (2013.01); B60T 8/885 (2013.01); B60T 17/18 (2013.01); B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01C 21/3617 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/223 (2017.01); G06T 7/231 (2017.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G07C 9/00563 (2013.01); B60R 2300/30 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01); B60T 2270/406 (2013.01); B60W 30/186 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0292 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2637 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30236 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01); G06V 10/255 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a vehicle request associated with a user for transportation associated with an autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet, wherein at least one vehicle of the AV fleet is configured to operate in multiple driving modes including at least one autonomous driving mode;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the vehicle request can be accommodated by a selected vehicle of the AV fleet based at least in part on a user profile;
in response to determining that the vehicle request can be accommodated by the selected vehicle, communicating, by the one or more processors, data associated with the vehicle request; and
dispatching the selected vehicle;
wherein the user profile includes permission data that identifies at least one trip restriction that includes a parental restriction or a guardian restriction.