SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTERNALLY INTERFACING WITH AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
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1. A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle at an external interface, the method comprising:
- at an external interface, operably in communication with the autonomous vehicle;
allowing an entity in a proximity of an outside of the autonomous vehicle to interact with the external interface;
receiving, from the entity, one or more control inputs; and
controlling, by the entity, one or more operations of the autonomous vehicle based on the one or more control inputs received using the external interface.
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Abstract
A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle using an external interface is disclosed. The method includes an external interface that is in operable communication with one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle. The method allows an entity in proximity of an outside of the autonomous vehicle to interact with the external interface; receives from the entity one or more control inputs, and controls one or more operations of the autonomous vehicle based on the one or more control inputs.
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1. A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle at an external interface, the method comprising:
at an external interface, operably in communication with the autonomous vehicle; allowing an entity in a proximity of an outside of the autonomous vehicle to interact with the external interface; receiving, from the entity, one or more control inputs; and controlling, by the entity, one or more operations of the autonomous vehicle based on the one or more control inputs received using the external interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for interacting with an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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identifying whether an interaction with the autonomous vehicle is desired by an entity external to the autonomous vehicle; verifying whether the entity is authorized to interact with the autonomous vehicle by using an external interface of the autonomous vehicle; and granting or denying the entity a use of the external interface of the autonomous vehicle based on results of the verification of the authorization of the entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for interacting with an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:
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an onboard computer that controls one or more operations of the autonomous vehicle; an external interface that is retractable from or positioned at an exterior of the autonomous vehicle; a local communication interface that communicates data between the external interface and onboard computer of the autonomous vehicle; wherein an entity that is external to and in proximity to the autonomous vehicle uses the external interface to interact, via the local communication interface, with and/or control the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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