US 12,140,951 B2
System, method and associated apparatus for autonomous vehicle transportation
Nan Wu, Beijing (CN); and He Zheng, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Filed by BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,676.
Application 18/363,676 is a continuation of application No. 18/045,420, filed on Oct. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,720,103.
Application 18/045,420 is a continuation of application No. 16/748,730, filed on Jan. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,467,577, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Application 16/748,730 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2017/102034, filed on Sep. 18, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 201710600173.0 (CN), filed on Jul. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0019865 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A vehicle controller, comprising:
a control unit configured to:
control, in accordance with a transportation plan, a vehicle to autonomously move to a position of a checkpoint at an entrance to a target highway port, and interact with a checkpoint controller corresponding to the position of the checkpoint for autonomously passing the checkpoint;
control the vehicle to autonomously move from the position of the checkpoint to a specified loading/unloading position in the target highway port, and
interact with a loading/unloading control apparatus for autonomous loading/unloading at the loading/unloading position.