Reachability user experience interfaces for autonomous vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US12235124B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-25

    申请号:US18228720

    申请日:2023-08-01

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    Abstract: The technology involves communicating the reachability status associated with an autonomous vehicle to a user such as a rider within the vehicle, a person awaiting pickup, or a customer that scheduled a package deliver. Reachability information about pickup and/or drop off locations is presentable via an app on a user device, which helps set expectations with customers about where the vehicle is most likely to be able to perform a pickup and/or drop off. This may include indicating how much variance there may be based on current congestion, parking or idling regulations, or weather conditions. The reachability information may be presented via one or more visualization tools to indicate the uncertainty and/or likely final location. Presenting such contextual information may be done based on real time information, and the presentation may be updated as needed. Historical information about the location may also be used to lower the level of uncertainty.

    Application Monologue for Self-Driving Vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US20230368665A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18200261

    申请日:2023-05-22

    Applicant: WAYMO LLC

    CPC classification number: G08G1/123 G06Q50/30 H04W4/40

    Abstract: The technology includes communicating the current status of a self-driving vehicle to users, such as passengers within the vehicle and other users awaiting pickup. Certain information about the trip and vehicle status is communicated depending on where the passenger is sitting within the vehicle or where the person awaiting pickup is located outside the vehicle. This includes disseminating the “monologue” of a vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode to a user via an app on the user's device (e.g., mobile phone, tablet or laptop PC, wearable, or other computing device) and/or an in-vehicle user interface. The monologue includes current status information regarding driving decisions and related operations or actions. This alerts the user as to why the vehicle is taking (or not taking) a certain action, which reduces confusion and allows the user to focus on other matters.

    Display screen portion with transitional icon

    公开(公告)号:USD996466S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US29803915

    申请日:2021-08-17

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front view of a first image of a display screen portion with transitional icon, showing the new design;
    FIG. 2 is a second image thereof;
    FIG. 3 is a third image thereof;
    FIG. 4 is a fourth image thereof;
    FIG. 5 is a fifth image thereof;
    FIG. 6 is a sixth image thereof; and,
    FIG. 7 is a seventh image thereof.
    The dash-dot broken lines showing the display screen portion depict the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. In the figures, the perimeter of the portion of the underlying display screen and the transitional icon are understood to be flush.
    The appearance of the image sequentially transitions between FIGS. 1-7. The process or period in which one image transitions to another image forms no part of the claimed design.

    Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

    公开(公告)号:USD985608S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US29804870

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Applicant: Waymo LLC

    Abstract: The patent file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
    The FIGURE is a front view of the claimed design for a display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface.
    The outer rectangle in the drawing shows a display screen. The broken lines showing the display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface depict environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

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