	US 12,084,084 B2
	Adjustable automatic window tinting for autonomous vehicles
Kenneth Ferguson, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Samuel Harrison Glidden, Phoenix, AZ (US); Maximilian Gerrit Euchenhofer, Phoenix, AZ (US); Jeffrey Brandon, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Michael Frank Schmidt, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,004.
Application 18/298,004 is a continuation of application No. 17/089,969, filed on Nov. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,654,935.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242151 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60J 1/02 (2006.01); B60J 1/08 (2006.01); B60J 1/18 (2006.01); B60J 3/04 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G02F 1/1334 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01)

CPC B60W 60/0013 (2020.02) [B60J 1/02 (2013.01); B60J 1/08 (2013.01); B60J 1/18 (2013.01); B60J 3/04 (2013.01); B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G02F 1/163 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G02F 1/1334 (2013.01); G02F 1/137 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45025 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method of providing a transportation service from an origin to a destination using an autonomous vehicle (AV) including a plurality of windows comprising electrically switchable smart glass a level of tint of which may be changed by applying an electrical signal thereto, the method comprising:

evaluating a plurality of route segments comprising a route between the origin and the destination;

developing a window tinting plan for the route based on the evaluating; and

implementing the window tinting plan such that a tint level of at least one of the windows of the AV is automatically and proactively adjusted throughout the transportation service based on the window tinting plan,

wherein the window tinting plan includes adjusting the tint level of the at least one of the windows of the AV based on a type of mission of the AV.