Methods and systems for transportation to destinations by a self-driving vehicle
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, an input indicating a final destination, wherein the computer system is configured to control a vehicle in an autonomous mode;
comparing, by the computer system, the final destination to a driveable graph to make a binary decision whether or not the final destination is located on the driveable graph, wherein the driveable graph represents a map comprising one or more pre-approved roads on which the vehicle is approved to navigate in the autonomous mode, wherein the vehicle is operable in the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is on the one or more pre-approved roads, wherein each of the one or more pre-approved roads are added to the driveable graph after a testing vehicle uses sensor and/or camera data to observe a given road and a surrounding environment, and wherein the one or more pre-approved roads are a subset of all roads available for use by the vehicle in a manual mode;
determining, based on the comparison, that the final destination is not located on the driveable graph;
selecting, by the computer system, a route from a current location of the vehicle to an intermediary destination, wherein the route comprises one or more pre-approved roads on the driveable graph for travel by the vehicle in the autonomous mode;
navigating, by the computer system, the vehicle in the autonomous mode such that the vehicle traverses the one or more pre-approved roads of the route from the current location to the intermediary destination;
parking the vehicle at the intermediary destination; and
contacting, by the computing system, a taxi for pickup at the intermediary destination.
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Abstract
A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode is provided. The vehicle is configured to obtain an indication of a final destination, and, if the final destination is not on a pre-approved road for travel by the vehicle, the vehicle is configured to determine a route from the vehicle'"'"'s current location to an intermediary destination. The vehicle is further configured to determine a means for the vehicle user to reach the final destination from the intermediate destination.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, an input indicating a final destination, wherein the computer system is configured to control a vehicle in an autonomous mode; comparing, by the computer system, the final destination to a driveable graph to make a binary decision whether or not the final destination is located on the driveable graph, wherein the driveable graph represents a map comprising one or more pre-approved roads on which the vehicle is approved to navigate in the autonomous mode, wherein the vehicle is operable in the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is on the one or more pre-approved roads, wherein each of the one or more pre-approved roads are added to the driveable graph after a testing vehicle uses sensor and/or camera data to observe a given road and a surrounding environment, and wherein the one or more pre-approved roads are a subset of all roads available for use by the vehicle in a manual mode; determining, based on the comparison, that the final destination is not located on the driveable graph; selecting, by the computer system, a route from a current location of the vehicle to an intermediary destination, wherein the route comprises one or more pre-approved roads on the driveable graph for travel by the vehicle in the autonomous mode; navigating, by the computer system, the vehicle in the autonomous mode such that the vehicle traverses the one or more pre-approved roads of the route from the current location to the intermediary destination; parking the vehicle at the intermediary destination; and contacting, by the computing system, a taxi for pickup at the intermediary destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle, comprising:
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one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to acquire sensor data relating to a current location of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in an autonomous mode based on information from the one or more sensors; a user interface of the vehicle configured to obtain an indication of a final destination; and a computer system configured to; compare the final destination to a driveable graph to make a binary decision whether or not the final destination is located on the drivable graph, wherein the driveable graph represents a map comprising one or more pre-approved roads on which the vehicle is approved to navigate in the autonomous mode, wherein the vehicle is operable in the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is on the one or more pre-approved roads, wherein each of the one or more pre-approved roads are added to the driveable graph after a testing vehicle uses sensor and/or camera data to observe a given road and a surrounding environment, and wherein the one or more pre-approved roads are a subset of all roads available for use by the vehicle in a manual mode; determine, based on the comparison, that the final destination is not located on the driveable graph; in response to the determination that the final destination is not on the driveable graph, select a route from a current location of the vehicle to an intermediary destination, wherein the route comprises one or more pre-approved roads on the driveable graph for travel by the vehicle in the autonomous mode; navigate the vehicle in the autonomous mode such that the vehicle traverses the one or more pre-approved roads of the route from the current location to the intermediary destination; park the vehicle at the intermediary destination; and contact a taxi for pickup at the intermediary destination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to perform functions, the functions comprising:
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receiving an input indicating a final destination, wherein the computer system is configured to control a vehicle in an autonomous mode; comparing the final destination to a driveable graph to make a binary decision whether or not the final destination is located on the drivable graph, wherein the driveable graph represents a map comprising one or more pre-approved roads on which the vehicle is approved to navigate in the autonomous mode, wherein the vehicle is operable in the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is on the one or more pre-approved roads, wherein each of the one or more pre-approved roads are added to the driveable graph after a testing vehicle uses sensor and/or camera data to observe a given road and a surrounding environment, and wherein the one or more pre-approved roads are a subset of all roads available for use by the vehicle in a manual mode; determining, based on the comparison, that the final destination is not located on the driveable graph; selecting a route from a current location of the vehicle to an intermediary destination, wherein the route comprises one or more pre-approved roads on the driveable graph for travel by the vehicle in the autonomous mode; navigating the vehicle in the autonomous mode such that the vehicle traverses the one or more pre-approved roads of the route from the current location to the intermediary destination; parking the vehicle at the intermediary destination; and contacting a taxi for pickup at the intermediary destination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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