US 12,379,728 B2
Transportation system
Peter Robert Williams, Belmont, CA (US); Patrick Kessler, San Francisco, CA (US); and Lars Herold, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Glydways Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Glydways Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/671,898.
Application 18/671,898 is a continuation of application No. 18/114,812, filed on Feb. 27, 2023, granted, now 12,013,707.
Application 18/114,812 is a continuation of application No. 17/721,221, filed on Apr. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,592,836, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 17/721,221 is a continuation of application No. 17/497,807, filed on Oct. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,644,849, issued on May 9, 2023.
Application 17/497,807 is a continuation of application No. 16/517,048, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,169,538, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Application 16/517,048 is a continuation of application No. 15/908,406, filed on Feb. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,359,783, issued on Jul. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/517,607, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/465,088, filed on Feb. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0319749 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. G05D 1/695 (2024.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/227 (2024.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G05D 1/249 (2024.01); G08G 1/07 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0293 (2013.01) [G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); G01C 21/3664 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G01C 21/3815 (2020.08); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/227 (2024.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01); G05D 1/695 (2024.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01); G01C 21/30 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 1/249 (2024.01); G08G 1/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transportation system for autonomous vehicles, comprising:
a roadway system comprising:
a set of roadways that are closed to non-autonomous vehicle traffic; and
a set of boarding zones within the roadway system;
a plurality of autonomous vehicles configured to autonomously travel within the roadway system to transport passengers among the set of boarding zones; and
a control system configured to:
receive a first trip request from a first user, the first trip request specifying an origin boarding zone and a destination boarding zone;
receive a second trip request from a second user, the second trip request specifying the origin boarding zone and the destination boarding zone;
based at least in part on a vehicle sharing preference of the first user, offer the first user a shared ride with the second user; and
in accordance with a determination that the first user selected the shared ride, assign the first user and the second user to a particular vehicle at a particular boarding slot at the origin boarding zone.