US 12,330,589 B2
Arranging passenger trips for autonomous vehicles
Philip Moltmann, Menlo Park, CA (US); Reed Morse, Millbrae, CA (US); Jason Persampieri, San Mateo, CA (US); Kevin Malta, San Francisco, CA (US); and Lauren Schwendimann, Burlingame, CA (US)
Filed by Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/681,312.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271590 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 25/241 (2013.01) [B60R 25/305 (2013.01); B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 25 Claims
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1. A method of arranging a trip in an autonomous vehicle without a driver, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a request from a client computing device associated with a first person to arrange the trip for a second person, the request including a pickup location for the second person and a destination location for the second person;
receiving, by the one or more processors from the client computing device, information identifying an authentication procedure selected from a list of optional authentication procedures that can be performed; and
in response to receiving the information identifying the selected authentication procedure, sending, by the one or more processors, a first signal to the autonomous vehicle in order to cause the autonomous vehicle to maneuver to the pickup location, authenticate the second person using the selected authentication procedure, and transport the second person to the destination location.