公开(公告)号：US20180196421A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15865473

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Philipp CARLHOFF ,  Georg NEUGEBAUER ,  Stephan STRAHL

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60R25/25 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B60R11/04

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R25/252 ,  B60R2300/8006 ,  B60W30/00 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/0212 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G06K9/00832

Abstract: A method of operating a self-driving (autonomous) motor vehicle to transport a passenger who requires supervision. An authorization of a sender to operate the vehicle is checked and, if authorized, the sender provides instructions to a vehicle control unit to designate a destination and one or more authorization criterion that must be met by a recipient in order to unlock the vehicle and take custody of the passenger at the destination. The vehicle travels to the destination autonomously, during which travel the status of the passenger is monitored and transmitted wirelessly to a device in the possession of the sender. At the destination, unlocking of the vehicle is permitted upon confirmation of the authorization criterion by the recipient.