US 12,073,424 B2
System for dynamic autonomous vehicle service pricing
Zachary Wright Garcia, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,681.
Application 17/947,681 is a continuation of application No. 16/841,268, filed on Apr. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,494,795.
Prior Publication US 2023/0041487 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06N 5/04 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0206 (2013.01) [B60W 60/0013 (2020.02); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01); G06F 16/2228 (2019.01); G06N 5/04 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving by an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) service provider a request for an AV service from a user, wherein the request identifies an origin and a destination for the AV service;
automatically accessing a mapping module comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium to identify a plurality of possible routes between the origin and the destination;
for each of one of the possible routes:
assigning to the one of the possible routes at least one of a comfort score, a confidence score, and a risk score based on mapping data associated with the one of the possible routes; and
determining a price for the one of the possible routes based on a combination of the at least one of the comfort score, the confidence score, and the risk score assigned to the one of the possible routes,
wherein the assigning to the one of the possible routes at least one of a comfort score, a confidence score, and a risk score further comprises analyzing the mapping data associated with at least a portion of the one of the possible routes to determine at least one physical property of the at least a portion of the one of the possible routes and a number of complex maneuvers that are required to be performed along the at least a portion of the one of the possible routes,
wherein:
the comfort score is indicative of a relative reputational cost to the AV service provider in connection with providing the requested AV service using the one of the possible routes, and
the confidence score is indicative of a relative tangible cost to the AV service provider in connection with providing the requested AV service using the one of the possible routes; and
causing an AV to automatically traverse from the origin to the destination via a selected route of the plurality of possible routes.