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Trackless transit system with adaptive vehicles

  • US 8,793,036 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/2010
  • Issued: 07/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous vehicle transit system for controlling vehicle movement of a plurality of trackless vehicles in the transit system, comprising:

  • a controlled area in which the plurality of trackless vehicles operate;

    a command, control and orchestration system (CCOS); and

    a plurality of vehicle controllers, each vehicle controller associated with a trackless vehicle of the plurality of trackless vehicles and operative to communicate vehicle position information to the CCOS, to receive a navigation command, and to control the trackless vehicle according to the navigation command in a system controlled mode in the controlled area,wherein the CCOS is operative to provide navigation commands to the plurality of vehicle controllers to control movements of the plurality of trackless vehicles within the transit system according to vehicle position information received from the plurality of vehicle controllers, wherein at least one of the plurality of trackless vehicles is configured to enter and exit the controlled area and to operate in a driver controlled mode inside and outside the controlled area, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of trackless vehicles is further configured to switch from the driver controlled mode to the system controlled mode prior to entering the controlled area.

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