Techniques for item delivery including autonomous delivery vehicles used to identify optimal delivery locations and/or deliver physical items to pedestrians are discussed herein. In some examples, a vehicle may receive the instructions from a fleet management system. The vehicle may determine that the instructions cause the vehicle to deliver a quantity of goods to a specified region within the environment. Based on the instructions, the vehicle may transition to a delivery vehicle and navigate to the region. Upon arriving to the region, the vehicle may receive sensor data captured from sensor devices of the vehicle. Such sensor data may be used to detect a plurality of pedestrians within the region. Based on identifying the plurality of pedestrians within the region, the vehicle may determine a dispensing strategy. In some examples, the vehicle may deliver the goods to the plurality of pedestrians within the region according to the dispensing strategy.


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    Title :

    Dynamic vehicle routing for providing goods to pedestrians


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-01-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / 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



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