Self-driving vehicle systems and methods
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1. A seat-belt monitoring system comprising:
- a first self-driving vehicle configured to transport a rider;
a first seat coupled to the first self-driving vehicle;
a first seat belt configured to secure the rider in the first seat;
a first seat belt sensor configured to detect at least one of a buckled state of the first seat belt and an unbuckled state of the first seat belt;
a first occupancy sensor configured to detect the rider sitting in the first seat; and
a computer system comprising at least one computer and located remotely relative to the first self-driving vehicle,wherein the first self-driving vehicle comprises first program instructions configured to send a first wireless communication to the computer system in response to the first occupancy sensor detecting the rider sitting in the first seat and in response to the first seat belt sensor detecting the unbuckled state,wherein the computer system comprises a memory having a buckling history of the rider, the buckling history is at least partially based on the first wireless communication, and the computer system comprises second program instructions configured to determine a future transportation price for a ride at least partially based on the buckling history of the rider.
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Abstract
A seat-belt monitoring system can be used with self-driving vehicles. A self-driving vehicle can include a belt sensor configured to detect a buckled state of a seat belt. The self-driving vehicle can include an occupancy sensor configured to detect a rider sitting in a seat. The seat-belt monitoring system can receive buckle and occupancy data from multiple self-driving vehicles and then can respond in ways configured to promote increased seat belt use.
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1. A seat-belt monitoring system comprising:
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a first self-driving vehicle configured to transport a rider; a first seat coupled to the first self-driving vehicle; a first seat belt configured to secure the rider in the first seat; a first seat belt sensor configured to detect at least one of a buckled state of the first seat belt and an unbuckled state of the first seat belt; a first occupancy sensor configured to detect the rider sitting in the first seat; and a computer system comprising at least one computer and located remotely relative to the first self-driving vehicle, wherein the first self-driving vehicle comprises first program instructions configured to send a first wireless communication to the computer system in response to the first occupancy sensor detecting the rider sitting in the first seat and in response to the first seat belt sensor detecting the unbuckled state, wherein the computer system comprises a memory having a buckling history of the rider, the buckling history is at least partially based on the first wireless communication, and the computer system comprises second program instructions configured to determine a future transportation price for a ride at least partially based on the buckling history of the rider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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5. A seat-belt monitoring system comprising:
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a first self-driving vehicle configured to transport a rider; a first seat coupled to the first self-driving vehicle; a first seat belt configured to secure the rider in the first seat; a first seat belt sensor configured to detect at least one of a buckled state of the first seat belt and an unbuckled state of the first seat belt; a first occupancy sensor configured to detect the rider sitting in the first seat; and a computer system comprising at least one computer and located remotely relative to the first self-driving vehicle, wherein the first self-driving vehicle comprises first program instructions configured to send a first wireless communication to the computer system in response to the first occupancy sensor detecting the rider sitting in the first seat and in response to the first seat belt sensor detecting the unbuckled state, wherein the computer system comprises a memory having a buckling history of the rider, the computer system comprises second program instructions configured to update the buckling history of the rider in response to receiving the first wireless communication, and the second program instructions are configured to deny a future ride request of the rider in response to the computer system analyzing the buckling history. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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