Managing autonomous vehicles needing energy replenishment
First Claim
1. A computer system for managing autonomous vehicles, the computer system comprising:
- a bus system;
a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores program instructions; and
a processor connected to the bus system, wherein the processor executes the program instructions to;
collect autonomous vehicle energy data and travel data;
determine a plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within a defined geographic area;
determine a rank for each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within the defined geographic area to meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints; and
direct each autonomous vehicle to an energy station in a set of energy stations within the defined geographic area to meet the passenger-defined travel destination time constraints based on the rank of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles.
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Abstract
Managing autonomous vehicles is provided. Autonomous vehicle energy data and travel data are collected. A plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within a defined geographic area is determined. A rank is determined for each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within the defined geographic area to meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints. Each autonomous vehicle is directed to an energy station in a set of energy stations within the defined geographic area to the meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints based on the rank of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles.
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7 Claims
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1. A computer system for managing autonomous vehicles, the computer system comprising:
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a bus system; a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores program instructions; and a processor connected to the bus system, wherein the processor executes the program instructions to; collect autonomous vehicle energy data and travel data; determine a plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within a defined geographic area; determine a rank for each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within the defined geographic area to meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints; and direct each autonomous vehicle to an energy station in a set of energy stations within the defined geographic area to meet the passenger-defined travel destination time constraints based on the rank of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles.
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2. A computer program product for managing autonomous vehicles, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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collecting, by the computer, autonomous vehicle energy data and travel data; determining, by the computer, a plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within a defined geographic area; determining, by the computer, a rank for each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within the defined geographic area to meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints; and directing, by the computer, each autonomous vehicle to an energy station in a set of energy stations within the defined geographic area to meet the passenger-defined travel destination time constraints based on the rank of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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