Autonomous driving device and autonomous driving method
US-2018224858-A1 · Aug 9, 2018 · US
Vehicle dispatch device
US11210689B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11210689-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816126431-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Publication date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
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A vehicle dispatch device is configured to dispatch a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to a user, the device includes: a search unit configured to search for a first alternative moving object when the vehicle cannot continue the autonomous driving to the destination during the autonomous driving of the vehicle on which the user is boarded, the first alternative moving object to which the user can transfer at a boarding position which is within a predetermined distance from a position on a route to an end position of the autonomous driving of the vehicle, within a predetermined time from alighting from the vehicle; and a grant unit configured to grant a reward to the user when the first alternative moving object does not exist.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle dispatch device configured to dispatch an autonomous driving vehicle to a user, the device comprising a processor programmed to: search for a first alternative moving object when the dispatched autonomous driving vehicle on which the user is boarded cannot continue autonomous driving to a destination, the first alternative moving object to which the user can transfer being within a predetermined distance from the position at which the dispatched autonomous driving vehicle cannot continue, and within a predetermined time from the user alighting from the dispatched autonomous driving vehicle; and grant a first reward to the user when the first alternative moving object does not exist, wherein the first reward is a number of points, and wherein the number of points increases as a distance from the end position of the dispatched autonomous driving vehicle to the destination increases, wherein the processor is further programmed to: search for a second alternative moving object having the autonomous driving function, to which the user can transfer after the predetermined time has elapsed when the first alternative moving object does not exist, and grant a second reward to the user when the user transfers to the second alternative moving object after the predetermined time has elapsed. 2. The vehicle dispatch device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to select the first alternative moving object having the shortest transfer time based on the search.
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- G08G1/20Primary
Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles · CPC title
- G06Q30/0207Primary
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates · CPC title
Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching · CPC title
Resource planning in a project environment · CPC title
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US11210689B2 cover?
- A vehicle dispatch device is configured to dispatch a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to a user, the device includes: a search unit configured to search for a first alternative moving object when the vehicle cannot continue the autonomous driving to the destination during the autonomous driving of the vehicle on which the user is boarded, the first alternative moving object to whi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G08G1/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 28 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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