Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous vehicle scheduling system for pickup and drop-off of passengers
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Application No.: US15013017Application Date: 2016-02-02
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Publication No.: US09911084B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Donald L. Bryson , Eric Kline , Sarbajit K. Rakshit
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Agent Tihon Poltavets
- Main IPC: G01C22/00
- IPC: G01C22/00 ; G06Q10/00 ; G01C21/20

Abstract:
An aspect of the disclosure includes a method, a system and a computer program product for scheduling a pickup of a passenger with an autonomous vehicle at a facility with a plurality of egress locations. The method includes receiving a pickup request for a passenger from a facility having a plurality of egress locations. A first pickup time is determined for each of the plurality of egress locations. A first egress location is selected from the plurality of egress locations based at least in part on the first pickup time at the first egress location, a position of the passenger and a queue time. A first signal is transmitted that includes a proposed pickup time and location to the passenger. An autonomous vehicle is moved from a first location to the first egress location. The passenger is picked up at the first egress location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170219362A1 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR PICKUP AND DROP-OFF OF PASSENGERS Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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