System and method for theft and medical emergency event for self-driving vehicle
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1. A system for autonomously driving a vehicle to a particular location based on an emergency event, comprising:
- a self-driving system constructed and arranged to autonomously drive the vehicle,an input constructed and arranged to generate a request signal,a response unit constructed and arranged, based on the request signal, to instruct the self-driving system to drive the vehicle to the particular location,a server in remote communication with the response unit, the response unit, based on the request signal, being constructed and arranged to request the particular location from the server based on an actual location of the vehicle and a distance that the particular location is from the vehicle, anda transceiver associated with the response unit, and based on the request signal, the transceiver being constructed and arranged to send, via an Internet connection, data relating to the emergency event to an entity that is remote from the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method provides for autonomously driving a vehicle to a particular location during an emergency event. The method enables the vehicle to be driven autonomously. As a result of the emergency event, an input is provided to generate a request signal. Based on the request signal, the method 1) instructs the self-driving system to drive the vehicle to the particular location, and 2) sends, via an Internet connection, data to an entity remote from the vehicle.
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1. A system for autonomously driving a vehicle to a particular location based on an emergency event, comprising:
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a self-driving system constructed and arranged to autonomously drive the vehicle, an input constructed and arranged to generate a request signal, a response unit constructed and arranged, based on the request signal, to instruct the self-driving system to drive the vehicle to the particular location, a server in remote communication with the response unit, the response unit, based on the request signal, being constructed and arranged to request the particular location from the server based on an actual location of the vehicle and a distance that the particular location is from the vehicle, and a transceiver associated with the response unit, and based on the request signal, the transceiver being constructed and arranged to send, via an Internet connection, data relating to the emergency event to an entity that is remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. A method for autonomously driving a vehicle to a particular location during an emergency event, the method comprising the steps of:
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enabling the vehicle to be driven autonomously, as a result of the emergency event, providing an input to generate a request signal, and based on the request signal,
1) accessing a server, remote from the vehicle, to obtain a particular location based on an actual location of the vehicle and a distance that the particular location is from the vehicle, and instructing the self-driving system to drive the vehicle to the particular location, and
2) sending, via an Internet connection, data relating to the emergency event to an entity that is remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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