Autonomous vehicle behavior when waiting for passengers
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computing devices of an autonomous vehicle, instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location for a trip, the passenger being associated with a client computing device;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, when the vehicle is within a first distance of the pickup location;
when the vehicle is within the first distance, providing, by the one or more computing devices, a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance of the pickup location to the client computing device;
stopping, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location;
when the vehicle is stopped at the given location, initiating, by the one or more computing devices, a countdown;
attempting, by the one or more computing devices, to authenticate the client computing device during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle;
when the one or more computing devices are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing, by the one or more computing devices, a second notification to the client computing device based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown;
after the second notification is provided, when the one or more computing devices are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a second amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing, by the one or more computing devices, a third notification to the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the second amount of time remaining in the countdown, wherein the second amount of time remaining in the countdown is less than the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and
once the countdown has completed, moving, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle from the given location without the passenger.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle having one or more computing devices that may receive instructions to pick up a passenger at a location, determine when the vehicle is within a first distance of the location, provide a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance, and stop the vehicle. When the vehicle is stopped, the computing device may initiate a countdown. When a client computing device associated with the passenger has not been authenticated, the computing devices may provide a second notification based on a first amount of time remaining in the countdown and a third notification indicating that the trip is cancelled based on a second amount of time remaining in the countdown less than the first amount of time. Once the third notification is provided, the computing devices move the vehicle from the where the vehicle is stopped without the passenger.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computing devices of an autonomous vehicle, instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location for a trip, the passenger being associated with a client computing device; determining, by the one or more computing devices, when the vehicle is within a first distance of the pickup location; when the vehicle is within the first distance, providing, by the one or more computing devices, a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance of the pickup location to the client computing device; stopping, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location; when the vehicle is stopped at the given location, initiating, by the one or more computing devices, a countdown; attempting, by the one or more computing devices, to authenticate the client computing device during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle; when the one or more computing devices are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing, by the one or more computing devices, a second notification to the client computing device based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; after the second notification is provided, when the one or more computing devices are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a second amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing, by the one or more computing devices, a third notification to the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the second amount of time remaining in the countdown, wherein the second amount of time remaining in the countdown is less than the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and once the countdown has completed, moving, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle from the given location without the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices being configured to:
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receive instructions to pick up a passenger at a pick-up location for a trip, the passenger being associated with a client computing device; determine when an autonomous vehicle is within a first distance of the pickup location; when the vehicle is within the first distance, provide a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance of the pickup location to the client computing device; stop the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location; when the vehicle is stopped at the given location, initiate a countdown; attempt to authenticate the client computing device during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle; when the one or more computing devices are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, provide a second notification to the client computing device based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; after the second notification is provided, when the one or more computing devices are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a second amount of time is remaining in the countdown, provide a third notification to the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the second amount of time remaining in the countdown, the second amount of time remaining in the countdown is less than the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and once the countdown has completed, move the vehicle from the given location without the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which instructions are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving instructions to pick up a passenger at a pickup location for a trip, the passenger being associated with a client computing device; determining when an autonomous vehicle is within a first distance of the pickup location; when the vehicle is within the first distance, providing a first notification to the client computing device that the vehicle is within the first distance of the pickup location; stopping the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location; when the vehicle is stopped at the given location, initiating a countdown; attempting to authenticate the client computing device during the countdown in order to establish a communication link between the client computing device and the vehicle; when the one or more processors are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a first amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing a second notification to the client computing device based on the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; when the one or more processors are unable to authenticate the client computing device and only a second amount of time is remaining in the countdown, providing a third notification to the client computing device indicating that the trip is cancelled based on the second amount of time remaining in the countdown, wherein the second amount of time remaining in the countdown is less than the first amount of time remaining in the countdown; and once the countdown has completed, moving the vehicle from the given location without the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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