A system for providing goods to a customer includes an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle including a first controller, a camera in communication with the first controller for supplying image data to the controller, a global positioning satellite apparatus for determining a position of the autonomous vehicle in communication with the first controller, and a ranging unit for determining a distance to an object from the autonomous vehicle in communication with the first controller. The system also includes a mobile vending machine affixed to the autonomous vehicle, the mobile vending machine including a second controller, a user interface for taking an order from the customer in communication with the second controller, and a delivery apparatus in communication with the second controller for delivering the order to the customer.
MOBILE VENDING USING AN AUTONOMOUS ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
2020-04-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / 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 |