US 11,970,190 B2
Autonomous vehicle stations
Taigo Maria Bonanni, Singapore (SG); and Abhimanyu Singh, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by MOTIONAL AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/202,600.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/056,773, filed on Jul. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0024494 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 50/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 16/953 (2019.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 60/00256 (2020.02) [B25J 18/00 (2013.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 50/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G06F 16/953 (2019.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a communications interface;
at least one computer; and
memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform operations comprising:
receiving information indicating arrival of a vehicle at a station designated for a primary service;
measuring, using at least one sensor located in the station, a first parameter associated with the vehicle, wherein the first parameter comprises a location of a payload in the vehicle;
performing, based on the information and the first parameter, a first action to provide the primary service to the vehicle, wherein performing the first action to provide the primary service to the vehicle comprises removing the payload from the vehicle and routing the payload to a destination via a conveyor belt; and
determining, while performing the first action to provide the primary service, a secondary service to provide to the vehicle.