Autonomous Unmanned Road Vehicle for Making Deliveries
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1. A method of delivering retail goods to customers, comprising:
- receiving from a customer, a purchase order for a purchase item;
at a retail facility, loading the purchase item onto an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle;
driving the vehicle, at least partly in an autonomous manner, to the customer'"'"'s delivery destination via paved roadways;
wherein the vehicle comprises a cargo compartment for holding the purchase item.
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Abstract
An autonomous unmanned road vehicle and how it can be used to make deliveries. The unmanned vehicle is capable of operating autonomously on paved roadways. The vehicle has a control system for autonomous driving and a perception system for detecting objects in its surroundings. The vehicle also has one or more cargo compartments for carrying the delivery items. The vehicle may have a flashing light beacon to increase the conspicuousness of the vehicle. In consideration that the vehicle does not carry passengers, the size and/or motor power of the vehicle may be reduced as compared to conventional passenger vehicles.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of delivering retail goods to customers, comprising:
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receiving from a customer, a purchase order for a purchase item; at a retail facility, loading the purchase item onto an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle; driving the vehicle, at least partly in an autonomous manner, to the customer'"'"'s delivery destination via paved roadways; wherein the vehicle comprises a cargo compartment for holding the purchase item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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