Autonomous vehicles
First Claim
1. A vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously, the vehicle comprising:
- one or more computing devices;
a set of user input buttons configured to communicate requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices, the set of user input buttons consisting essentially of;
a dual-purpose button having a first purpose to communicate a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose to communicate a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle, wherein the second purpose is only available after the dual-purpose button has been activated according to the first purpose, andan emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button, the emergency stopping button configured to stop the vehicle.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously, the vehicle comprising:
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one or more computing devices; a set of user input buttons configured to communicate requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices, the set of user input buttons consisting essentially of; a dual-purpose button having a first purpose to communicate a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose to communicate a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle, wherein the second purpose is only available after the dual-purpose button has been activated according to the first purpose, and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button, the emergency stopping button configured to stop the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16)
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12. A vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously, the vehicle comprising:
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one or more computing devices; a set of user input buttons configured to communicate requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices, the set of user input buttons consisting essentially of; a first button configured to communicate a request to initiate the trip to the destination, a second button configured to communicate a request to stop the vehicle within a first period of time; and a third button different from the first button and the second button, configured to communicate a request to initiate an emergency stop within a second period of time less than the first period of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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