US 12,073,446 B2
Systems and methods for managing an autonomous vehicle transport service
William Ross, Pittsburgh, PA (US); John Bares, Pittsburgh, PA (US); David LaRose, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Matthew Sweeney, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/715,398.
Application 17/715,398 is a continuation of application No. 16/509,168, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,403,683.
Application 16/509,168 is a continuation of application No. 16/032,914, filed on Jul. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,395,285, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 16/032,914 is a continuation of application No. 15/849,432, filed on Dec. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,037,553, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Application 15/849,432 is a continuation of application No. 15/367,521, filed on Dec. 2, 2016, granted, now 9,940,651, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 15/367,521 is a continuation of application No. 14/711,602, filed on May 13, 2015, granted, now 9,547,309, issued on Jan. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0230213 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01); G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0217 (2013.01); G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system implementing a transport service for an area, the computer system comprising:
a memory that stores a set of instructions; and
one or more processors executing the set of instructions, causing the computer system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, over one or more networks, a transport request from a computing device of a requesting user, the transport request indicating a service location;
determining a preliminary route for the transport request;
determining that the preliminary route for a first autonomous vehicle from a fleet of autonomous vehicles operating in the area does not include any portion that would cause an intervention by a human operator;
based on the determining that the preliminary route for the first autonomous vehicle does not include any portion that would cause an intervention by a human operator, selecting the first autonomous vehicle to service the transport request; and
causing the selected autonomous vehicle to begin servicing the transport request.