Autonomous vehicle behavior when waiting for passengers
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in order to attempt to pick up a passenger for a trip, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors of the vehicle, instructions to attempt pick up the passenger at a pickup location;
in response to receiving the instructions, maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location;
stopping, by the one or more processors, the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location;
initiating a countdown;
attempting, by the one or more processors, authentication of a client computing device associated with the passenger during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle;
when the client computing device has not been authenticated and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing, by the one or more processors, a first notification for display on the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and
once the countdown has completed, moving, by the one or more processors, the vehicle from the given location in the autonomous driving mode without the passenger.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle having one or more computing devices that may receive instructions to pick up a passenger at a location, determine when the vehicle is within a first distance of the location, provide a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance, and stop the vehicle. When the vehicle is stopped, the computing device may initiate a countdown. When a client computing device associated with the passenger has not been authenticated, the computing devices may provide a second notification based on a first amount of time remaining in the countdown and a third notification indicating that the trip is cancelled based on a second amount of time remaining in the countdown less than the first amount of time. Once the third notification is provided, the computing devices move the vehicle from the where the vehicle is stopped without the passenger.
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in order to attempt to pick up a passenger for a trip, the method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors of the vehicle, instructions to attempt pick up the passenger at a pickup location; in response to receiving the instructions, maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location; stopping, by the one or more processors, the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location; initiating a countdown; attempting, by the one or more processors, authentication of a client computing device associated with the passenger during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle; when the client computing device has not been authenticated and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing, by the one or more processors, a first notification for display on the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and once the countdown has completed, moving, by the one or more processors, the vehicle from the given location in the autonomous driving mode without the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in order to attempt to pick up a passenger for a trip, the system comprising one or more processors configured to:
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receive instructions to attempt pick up the passenger at a pickup location; in response to receiving the instructions, maneuver the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location; stop the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location; start, by the one or more processors, a countdown; attempt authentication of a client computing device associated with the passenger during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle; when the client computing device has not been authenticated and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, provide a first notification for display on the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and once the countdown has completed, move the vehicle from the given location in the autonomous driving mode without the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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