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Passenger classification-based autonomous vehicle routing

  • US 10,152,053 B1
  • Filed: 07/06/2018
  • Issued: 12/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet management system, comprising:

  • a communications interface that is in communication with a fleet of AVs;

    one or more processors; and

    a memory configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to;

    receive, using the communications interface, a request for a ride using an AV from a wireless communication device of a user, the request comprising a pick-up location of the user;

    identify demographic information related to the user;

    determine a vulnerability score and a priority of the user based at least in part on the demographic information;

    receive, using the communications interface, location information from a plurality of AVs in a fleet of AVs;

    identify a particular AV from the fleet of AVs based at least in part on the vulnerability score, the priority, the pick-up location of the user, and the location of the particular AV; and

    cause the particular AV to pick-up the user.

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