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Attempting to pull over for autonomous vehicles

  • US 10,261,512 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/2016
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computing devices, instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location for a trip;

    determining, by the one or more computing devices, when a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode is within a first distance of the pickup location;

    when the vehicle is determined to be within the first distance, attempting, by the one or more computing devices, to find a spot to park the vehicle and wait for the passenger within the first distance of the pickup location;

    determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the vehicle is unable to find a spot to park the vehicle within the first distance of the pickup location;

    based on the determination that the vehicle is unable to find a spot to park the vehicle within the first distance of the pickup location, maneuvering, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode back towards the pickup location; and

    after maneuvering the vehicle, when the vehicle has reached the pickup location, stopping, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle at the pickup location to wait for the passenger for a predetermined period of time.

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