Decreasing An Autonomous Vehicle Power Consumption
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of decreasing power consumption of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- determining, by a first computing system, a predicted demand for a service at one or more geographic areas, wherein the service is provided by an autonomous vehicle to one or more users of the service, wherein the predicted demand is determined based, at least in part, on historical demand for the service at the one or more geographic areas;
autonomously determining, by a second computing system on-board the autonomous vehicle, a location to park the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the predicted demand and based at least in part on the location to park being within a predetermined distance from the one or more geographic areas;
sending, by the second computing system on-board the autonomous vehicle, one or more first control signals to one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle operating in a first mode, wherein the one or more first control signals cause the one or more control systems to autonomously park the vehicle at the location; and
sending, by the second computing system on-board the autonomous vehicle, after the autonomous vehicle has autonomously parked at the location, one or more second control signals to the one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle causing the autonomous vehicle to autonomously operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode requires less power than the first mode.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for decreasing vehicle power consumption are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes sending one or more first control signals to one or more control systems of an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle operating in a first mode and configured to provide a service to one or more users of the service. The one or more control signals cause the one or more control systems to autonomously park the vehicle at the location. The method includes sending, after the autonomous vehicle has autonomously parked at the location, one or more second control signals to the one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle causing the autonomous vehicle to operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode requires less power than the first mode.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of decreasing power consumption of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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determining, by a first computing system, a predicted demand for a service at one or more geographic areas, wherein the service is provided by an autonomous vehicle to one or more users of the service, wherein the predicted demand is determined based, at least in part, on historical demand for the service at the one or more geographic areas; autonomously determining, by a second computing system on-board the autonomous vehicle, a location to park the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the predicted demand and based at least in part on the location to park being within a predetermined distance from the one or more geographic areas; sending, by the second computing system on-board the autonomous vehicle, one or more first control signals to one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle operating in a first mode, wherein the one or more first control signals cause the one or more control systems to autonomously park the vehicle at the location; and sending, by the second computing system on-board the autonomous vehicle, after the autonomous vehicle has autonomously parked at the location, one or more second control signals to the one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle causing the autonomous vehicle to autonomously operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode requires less power than the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 21, 22)
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11. A system for decreasing power consumption of an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising; determining a predicted demand for a service at one or more geographic areas, wherein the service is provided by an autonomous vehicle to one or more users of the service, wherein the predicted demand is determined based, at least in part, on historical demand for the service; autonomously determining on-board the autonomous vehicle a location to park the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the predicted demand and based at least in part on the location to park being within a predetermined distance from the one or more geographic areas; sending on-board the autonomous vehicle one or more first control signals to one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle operating in a first mode, wherein the one or more first control signals cause the one or more control systems to autonomously park the vehicle at the location; and sending on-board the autonomous vehicle, after the autonomous vehicle has autonomously parked at the location, one or more second control signals to the one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle causing the autonomous vehicle to autonomously operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode requires less power than the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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one or more control systems; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising; determining a predicted demand for a service at one or more geographic areas, wherein the service is provided by the autonomous vehicle to one or more users of the service, wherein the predicted demand is determined based, at least in part, on historical demand for the service; autonomously determining on-board the autonomous vehicle a location to park the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the predicted demand and based at least in part on the location to park being within a predetermined distance from the one or more geographic areas; sending on-board the autonomous vehicle one or more first control signals to the one or more control systems of the vehicle while the vehicle is operating in a first mode, wherein the one or more first control signals cause the one or more control systems to autonomously park the vehicle at the location; and sending on-board the autonomous vehicle, after the vehicle has autonomously parked at the location, one or more second control signals to the one or more control systems of the vehicle causing the vehicle to autonomously operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode requires less power than the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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