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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Rander, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David McAllister Bradley, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew Wood, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G01C 21/3641 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer system maintains, for a given geographic region, a data structure that identifies a traction value for each of a plurality of locations of a road network within a geographic region. At least of a start or destination location is determined for the trip. The computer system may plan the trip, including selecting at least one of a route or a vehicle to use for the trip, based on the traction values of one or more of the plurality of locations.