Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Jia Hao Lim

Stav Braun

Sonia Jin

Uriah Baalke

Patrick Chow

Alan Baird

Brett Halper

Carl Nicklos

An item dispensing vehicle with selectively controllable bays is described herein. In an example, a system includes a first bay configured to retain a first set of items on a first set of conveyor belts that ends at a first opening. The system also includes a second bay configured to retain a second set of items on a second set of conveyor belts that ends at a second opening. The system additionally includes a divider positioned between the first bay and the second bay and a door comprising a third set of conveyor belts and operable between one or more open positions and a closed position. The door blocks the first opening and the second opening in the closed position. The first opening and the second opening can be at least partially unblocked in an open position of the one or more open positions.

Item dispensing vehicle with selectively controllable bays

Customized navigation maps of an area are generated for autonomous vehicles based on a baseline map of the area, transportation systems within the area, and attributes of the autonomous vehicles. The customized navigation maps include a plurality of paths, and two or more of the paths may form an optimal route for performing a task by an autonomous vehicle. Customized navigation maps may be generated for outdoor spaces or indoor spaces, and include specific infrastructure or features on which a specific autonomous vehicle may be configured for travel. Routes may be determined based on access points at destinations such as buildings, and the access points may be manually selected by a user or automatically selected on any basis. The autonomous vehicles may be guided by GPS systems when traveling outdoors, and by imaging devices or other systems when traveling indoors.

Indoor deliveries by autonomous vehicles

Customized indoor and outdoor navigation maps and routes for autonomous vehicles

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Jia Hao Lim