US 12,305,993 B2
Method for checking a transport journey of a user by means of an autonomously driving vehicle, and electronic management system
Sebastian Ehmann, Wolfenbüttel (DE); and Robin Richter, Gifhorn (DE)
Assigned to Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
Appl. No. 17/914,171
Filed by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/050579
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/190792, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020203813.9 (DE), filed on Mar. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0104722 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01)
CPC G01C 21/3423 (2013.01) [B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for checking a transport journey of a user, comprising:
receiving a transport journey booking in an electronic management system for a future pick-up time at a starting point to a destination point for an autonomously operated vehicle;
determining a planned completion of a first route portion of the transport journey, which extends from the starting point to a transfer point for the autonomously operated vehicle;
determining a planned completion of a second route portion of the transfer journey, which extends from the transfer point to the destination point for the autonomously operated vehicle;
determining, at least at a point in time after the planning completion of the first and second route portions, whether the completion of the planned second route portion can be carried out by an alternative transportation source, starting at the transfer point; and
activating the autonomously operated vehicle to operate using the transport journey booking, wherein the autonomously operated vehicle is configured to continue the transport journey toward the destination point if the alternative transportation source is not available at a point in time prior to the transfer point being reached.