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Self-driving vehicle systems and methods

  • US 10,479,319 B1
  • Filed: 07/28/2019
  • Issued: 11/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2019
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A safety system comprising:

  • a self-driving vehicle configured to transport a rider;

    a vehicle management system configured to autonomously drive the self-driving vehicle;

    a seat coupled to the self-driving vehicle;

    a seat belt configured to alternatively have a buckled state and an unbuckled state, wherein in the buckled state the seat belt is configured to secure the rider in the seat and in the unbuckled state the seat belt is configured to enable the rider to exit the seat;

    a smoke detection system coupled to the self-driving vehicle and configured to detect smoke inside a cabin of the self-driving vehicle; and

    at least one processor and at least one memory having program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor are configured to cause the vehicle management system to switch the seat belt from the buckled state to the unbuckled state in response to the smoke detection system detecting the smoke inside the self-driving vehicle.

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