HAILING A VEHICLE
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1. A method comprisingreceiving directly at a receiving device of an autonomous vehicle a hailing request carried by a signaling mode, the hailing request corresponding to an indication of an intention of the potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle,processing the hailing request at the autonomous vehicle to determine whether to respond to the hailing request.
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Abstract
Among other things, a hailing request carried by a signaling mode is received directly at a receiving device of an autonomous vehicle. The hailing request corresponds to an indication of an intention of the potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle. The hailing request is processed at the autonomous vehicle to determine whether to respond to the hailing request.
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1. A method comprising
receiving directly at a receiving device of an autonomous vehicle a hailing request carried by a signaling mode, the hailing request corresponding to an indication of an intention of the potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle, processing the hailing request at the autonomous vehicle to determine whether to respond to the hailing request.
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21. An apparatus comprising
a device for use at an autonomous vehicle, the device comprising a receiving feature to receive a hailing request, the hailing request corresponding to an indicated intention of a potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle, the hailing request being received directly in accordance with a signaling mode from a device in the vicinity of the potential rider, and a processor to process the hailing request.
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43. An autonomous vehicle comprising
a processor and software to be executed by the processor to cause the autonomous vehicle to travel to an identified location, and a device (a) to receive a hailing request, the hailing request corresponding to an indicated intention of a potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle, the hailing request being received directly in accordance with a signaling mode from a device in the vicinity of the potential rider, and (b) to provide a pickup location to the processor based on the hailing request.
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