Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for gig economy transportation of delivery pods
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Application No.: US16561488Application Date: 2019-09-05
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Publication No.: US11294394B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Wade W. Bryant
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; G01C21/34 ; G05D1/00 ; G06Q20/10

Abstract:
The present application relates to a method and apparatus for delivery a cargo pod including receiving a delivery request for a delivery pod wherein the delivery request includes a delivery origin and a delivery destination, generating a delivery route in response to the delivery origin and the delivery destination, receiving a first navigational route from a first host vehicle, transmitting a first host request to the first host vehicle in response to a first segment of the delivery route matching a segment of the first navigational route, and receiving a delivery completion indication from the first host vehicle in response to a towing operation of the delivery pod and a completion of the first segment of the delivery route.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210072767A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GIG ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION OF DELIVERY PODS Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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