A method comprises receiving a transport request 402 from a first passenger and identifying 408 them prior to boarding a vehicle at a pick up location. The first transport request comprises first passenger information, a first pick up location and a first destination. A second transport request is received from a second passenger, the request comprising second passenger information, a second pick up location and a second destination. The vehicle drives to the first destination and determines whether the correct people exit at the first destination. The identification 408 may comprise facial recognition using images from a vehicle-mounted camera, or the use of a mobile device having a unique identifier carried by the passenger. It may be determined by camera that no passengers remain in the vehicle at the destination. The vehicle may be an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle doors may be unlocked in response to a successful authentication. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
Passenger tracking systems and methods
2018-05-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES |