公开(公告)号：US20180356827A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15620475

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： CARL W. WELLBORN ,  MARY E. DECALUWE ,  JIM K. RAINBOLT ,  KI HYUN AHN

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06Q30/06

CPC classification number: G05D1/0212 ,  G01C21/3676 ,  G01C21/3697 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/0212 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q30/0639

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for taking action when a beverage spill has occurred within a vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes one or more sensors, an input device, and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to detect that a beverage has spilled within a vehicle. The input device configured to receipt an in input from a passenger of the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors and to the input device, and configured to at least facilitate: providing information to a passenger of the vehicle as to an option to obtain a replacement beverage; receiving input from the passenger via the input device, in response to the information provided to the passenger, as to whether a replacement beverage is desired; and taking an action to obtain the replacement beverage, when the passenger has provided the input to obtain the replacement beverage.

公开(公告)号：US20170213165A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15414315

申请日：2017-01-24

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： LOUISE E. STAUFFER ,  MARY E. DECALUWE ,  JIM K. RAINBOLT ,  SPENCER W. CHAMBERLAIN ,  JANET S. GOINGS ,  CARL W. WELLBORN ,  JOSEPH NEIGHBORS ,  JASON E. DIEHL ,  SCOTT LUMSDEN ,  BRYAN M. QUINTANILLA ,  VINCENT K. TRAINA ,  PAUL W. ALEXANDER ,  JOSEPH F. SZCZERBA ,  VIVIEN MARTINAGE ,  ROY J. MATHIEU

IPC: G06Q10/02

CPC classification number: G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q50/30

Abstract: A methods and a server for operating a vehicle are provided. A method includes selecting an identifier that is associated with a vehicle reservation for passenger service in the vehicle. The method further includes initiating a pick-up portion of the vehicle reservation for making the vehicle available to a passenger. The method further yet includes displaying the identifier at the vehicle during the pick-up portion of the passenger service. The server includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that configure the server for performing the method.

公开(公告)号：US20170213308A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15405099

申请日：2017-01-12

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： CARL W. WELLBORN ,  JASON E. DIEHL ,  MARY E. DECALUWE ,  THOMAS A. BARTH

IPC: G06Q50/30 ,  G01C21/34 ,  B60R25/24 ,  G08G1/00

CPC classification number: G06Q50/30 ,  A63G25/00 ,  A63G31/00 ,  A63G31/16 ,  B60R25/24 ,  G01C21/3453 ,  G08G1/202

Abstract: Enhanced features of a vehicle based transportation system are presented here. In accordance with one methodology, the transportation system processes ride requests for multiple passengers of an autonomous vehicle based transportation system. Each ride request is associated with a respective pickup location and a respective destination location. The system calculates a respective passenger transportation route for each actively operating autonomous vehicle, wherein each passenger transportation route is based at least in part on the pickup locations and destination locations associated with the ride requests, and wherein each passenger transportation route is calculated in accordance with predetermined prioritization criteria. The actively operating autonomous vehicles are controlled in a desired manner to satisfy at least some of the ride requests.