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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael S. Gordon, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Stacy F. Hobson, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Maja Vukovic, New York, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method selectively controls locks on a self-driving vehicle. One or more processors receive sensor readings from sensors on a self-driving vehicle (SDV) that describe a vehicle context assessment of the SDV and a passenger context assessment of a passenger in the SDV. One or more processors transmit a signal to a lock controller mechanism on the SDV to selectively lock and unlock a lock in the SDV based on the vehicle context assessment and the passenger context assessment.