A system and method for an on-demand shuttle, bus, or taxi service able to operate on private and public roads provides situational awareness and confidence displays. The shuttle may include ISO 26262 Level 4 or Level 5 functionality and can vary the route dynamically on-demand, and/or follow a predefined route or virtual rail. The shuttle is able to stop at any predetermined station along the route. The system allows passengers to request rides and interact with the system via a variety of interfaces, including without limitation a mobile device, desktop computer, or kiosks. Each shuttle preferably includes an in-vehicle controller, which preferably is an AI Supercomputer designed and optimized for autonomous vehicle functionality, with computer vision, deep learning, and real time ray tracing accelerators. An AI Dispatcher performs AI simulations to optimize system performance according to operator-specified system parameters.


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    Title :

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SHUTTLES, BUSES, ROBO-TAXIS, RIDE-SHARING AND ON-DEMAND VEHICLES WITH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS


    Contributors:
    HICOK GARY (author) / COX MICHAEL (author) / SAINZ MIGUEL (author) / HEMPEL MARTIN (author) / KUMAR RATIN (author) / ROMAN TIMO (author) / GRIGOR GORDON (author) / NISTER DAVID (author) / EBERT JUSTIN (author) / SHIH CHIN-HSIEN (author) ... [more]

    Publication date :

    2025-07-10


    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 / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS



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    HICOK GARY / COX MICHAEL / SAINZ MIGUEL et al. | European Patent Office | 2025

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