Automatic Toll Booth Interaction with Self-Driving Vehicles
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for automatic toll booth interaction with self-driving vehicles (SDVs), the computer-implemented method comprising:
- interrogating, by a self-driving vehicle (SDV) interrogation transceiver at a toll booth, a driving mode module on an SDV, wherein the SDV is capable of being operated in autonomous mode by an on-board SDV control processor, wherein the driving mode module selectively controls the SDV to be operated in the autonomous mode or in manual mode, and wherein the SDV is controlled by a human driver of the SDV if in the manual mode;
receiving, by the SDV interrogation transceiver, a driving mode descriptor of the SDV, wherein the driving mode descriptor identifies whether the SDV currently is operating in the autonomous mode or in the manual mode while traveling on a toll road; and
transmitting, by one or more processors, an adjusted toll charge for the SDV to travel on the toll road based on the driving mode descriptor.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product enables automatic toll booth interaction with self-driving vehicles (SDVs). An SDV interrogation transceiver at a toll booth interrogates a driving mode module on an SDV. The SDV is capable of being operated in autonomous mode by an on-board SDV control processor. The driving mode module selectively controls the SDV to be operated in the autonomous mode or in manual mode, in which a human driver of the SDV manually operates the SDV. The SDV interrogation transceiver receives a driving mode descriptor of the SDV, which identifies whether the SDV currently is operating in the autonomous mode or in the manual mode while traveling on a toll road. An adjusted toll charge for the SDV to travel on the toll road is then transmitted based on the driving mode descriptor.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatic toll booth interaction with self-driving vehicles (SDVs), the computer-implemented method comprising:
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interrogating, by a self-driving vehicle (SDV) interrogation transceiver at a toll booth, a driving mode module on an SDV, wherein the SDV is capable of being operated in autonomous mode by an on-board SDV control processor, wherein the driving mode module selectively controls the SDV to be operated in the autonomous mode or in manual mode, and wherein the SDV is controlled by a human driver of the SDV if in the manual mode; receiving, by the SDV interrogation transceiver, a driving mode descriptor of the SDV, wherein the driving mode descriptor identifies whether the SDV currently is operating in the autonomous mode or in the manual mode while traveling on a toll road; and transmitting, by one or more processors, an adjusted toll charge for the SDV to travel on the toll road based on the driving mode descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for automatic toll booth interaction with self-driving vehicles (SDVs), the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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interrogating, by a self-driving vehicle (SDV) interrogation transceiver at a toll booth, a driving mode module on an SDV, wherein the SDV is capable of being operated in autonomous mode by an on-board SDV control processor, wherein the driving mode module selectively controls the SDV to be operated in the autonomous mode or in manual mode, and wherein the SDV is controlled by a human driver of the SDV if in the manual mode; receiving, by the SDV interrogation transceiver, a driving mode descriptor of the SDV, wherein the driving mode descriptor identifies whether the SDV currently is operating in the autonomous mode or in the manual mode while traveling on a toll road; and transmitting, by one or more processors, an adjusted toll charge for the SDV to travel on the toll road based on the driving mode descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 20)
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18. A computer system comprising:
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a processor, a computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to interrogate, by a self-driving vehicle (SDV) interrogation transceiver at a toll booth, a driving mode module on an SDV, wherein the SDV is capable of being operated in autonomous mode by an on-board SDV control processor, wherein the driving mode module selectively controls the SDV to be operated in the autonomous mode or in manual mode, and wherein the SDV is controlled by a human driver of the SDV if in the manual mode; second program instructions to receive a driving mode descriptor of the SDV, wherein the driving mode descriptor identifies whether the SDV currently is operating in the autonomous mode or in the manual mode while traveling on a toll road; and third program instructions to transmit an adjusted toll charge for the SDV to travel on the toll road based on the driving mode descriptor; and
whereinthe first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (19)
the fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory.
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