Techniques are disclosed for transporting objects using autonomous vehicles. In an embodiment, a customer makes a reservation with a transportation service provider (e.g., via an online booking application). The customer provides a pick-up date/pick-up time window, a destination and a description of the object(s) (e.g., luggage/cargo) that the customer will be transporting with or without themselves in the autonomous vehicle. After the computer system identifies the physical characteristics of the object(s), it identifies an autonomous vehicle with the appropriate amount of storage/container space with respect to the identified physical characteristics, and then assigns the vehicle to the customer. On or around the pick-up day, the computer system configures the assigned autonomous vehicle with reservation details including a description of the objects. At the pick-up location, sensors are used to authenticate/identify/localize/track each passenger and their respective objects, and to determine if any object is unsafe or illegal to transport.


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    Title :

    TRANSPORTING OBJECTS USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-06-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    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 / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze



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