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Specifying unavailable locations for autonomous vehicles

  • US 9,631,933 B1
  • Filed: 08/29/2014
  • Issued: 04/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computing devices, a request for a vehicle from a client computing device, wherein the request identifies a first location;

    determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the first location is within a threshold distance outside of a service area of the vehicle;

    when the first location is within the threshold distance outside of the service area of the vehicle, identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a second location within the service area of the vehicle where the vehicle is able to stop for a passenger and based on the first location;

    providing, by the one or more computing devices, a map and a marker identifying the position of the second location on the map for display on the client computing device;

    after providing the map, receiving, by the one or more computing devices, user input confirming a pickup location within the service area and wherein the pickup location is a location different from the first location; and

    in response to receiving the user input, dispatching, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle to pick up a user at the pickup location by sending an instruction to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to maneuver itself towards picking up the user.

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