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Method and device for enabling access to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, in particular for conveying a consignment of goods

  • US 10,246,054 B2
  • Filed: 05/11/2016
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:

  • at least one sensor configured to detecting a surroundings of the motor vehicle;

    a compartment; and

    an authorization device operatively connected to the at least one sensor and the compartment, the authorization device being configured to;

    receive an authorization request transmitted from an automated drone that is outside the motor vehicle;

    perform a successful authorization to the compartment in response to the request only in response to detecting that no humans are within a predetermined radius of the motor vehicle based on data corresponding to the surroundings of the motor vehicle received from the at least one sensor; and

    open the compartment to receive a consignment of goods from the automated drone only in response to the successful authorization.

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