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METHODS FOR DELIVERY TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

  • US 20150379468A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2015
  • Published: 12/31/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of delivering a parcel to a final delivery point comprising:

  • acquiring information from a shipping party comprising a delivery address for the parcel,transporting the parcel with a first vehicle designed for operation on the public roads to a transfer point accessible by the public road network,transferring the parcel at the transfer point from the first vehicle to a second vehicle wherein the second vehicle is autonomous and is operable to access a final delivery point that is not accessible by the first vehicle and is located in a final delivery area,acquiring delivery path information from at least one of a delivery recipient of the parcel and a location controller wherein the delivery path information at least partially defines a path to transport the parcel from the transfer point to the final delivery point,computing the path from the delivery path information, andtransporting the parcel by following the path to the final delivery location with the second vehicle.

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