Directing movement of a self-driving vehicle based on sales activity
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by one or more processors, a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device;
determining, by one or more processors, a product type of a product being purchased in the purchase transaction, wherein the product is a physical good that is to be transported from a predetermined location to a delivery location;
associating, by one or more processors, the product type with a passenger type of a passenger who purchased the product in the purchase transaction, wherein the passenger type describes a level of cleanliness of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) that is required by the passenger based on the product type of the product;
associating, by one or more processors, the passenger type with a type of SDV that is appropriate for transporting the passenger type, wherein the type of SDV describes a level of cleanliness of a particular SDV; and
issuing, by one or more processors, instructions to the particular SDV to pick up the passenger who purchased the product at the predetermined location, in response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device.
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Abstract
A method, system, and/or computer program product controls a self-driving vehicle based on a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device. One or more processors detect a purchase transaction at the POS device. In response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device, the processor(s) transmit instructions to the SDV to pick up a passenger associated with the purchase transaction at a predetermined location.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by one or more processors, a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device; determining, by one or more processors, a product type of a product being purchased in the purchase transaction, wherein the product is a physical good that is to be transported from a predetermined location to a delivery location; associating, by one or more processors, the product type with a passenger type of a passenger who purchased the product in the purchase transaction, wherein the passenger type describes a level of cleanliness of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) that is required by the passenger based on the product type of the product; associating, by one or more processors, the passenger type with a type of SDV that is appropriate for transporting the passenger type, wherein the type of SDV describes a level of cleanliness of a particular SDV; and issuing, by one or more processors, instructions to the particular SDV to pick up the passenger who purchased the product at the predetermined location, in response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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8. A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage mediums, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage mediums, the stored program instructions comprising:
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program instructions to detect a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device; program instructions to determine a product type of a product being purchased in the purchase transaction, wherein the product is a physical good that is to be transported from a predetermined location to a delivery location; program instructions to associate the product type with a passenger type of a passenger who purchased the product in the purchase transaction, wherein the passenger type describes a level of cleanliness of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) that is required by the passenger based on the product type of the product; program instructions to associate the passenger type with a type of SDV that is appropriate for transporting the passenger type, wherein the type of SDV describes a level of cleanliness of a particular SDV; and program instructions to issue instructions to the particular SDV to pick up the passenger who purchased the product at the predetermined location, in response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories, and one or more computer readable storage mediums, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage mediums for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, the stored program instructions comprising:
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program instructions to detect a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device; program instructions to determine a product type of a product being purchased in the purchase transaction, wherein the product is a physical good that is to be transported from a predetermined location to a delivery location; program instructions to associate the product type with a passenger type of a passenger who purchased the product in the purchase transaction, wherein the passenger type describes a level of cleanliness of a self-driving vehicle (SDV) that is required by the passenger based on the product type of the product; program instructions to associate the passenger type with a type of SDV that is appropriate for transporting the passenger type, wherein the type of SDV describes a level of cleanliness of a particular SDV; and program instructions to issue instructions to the particular SDV to pick up the passenger who purchased the product at the predetermined location, in response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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