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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Jingyi Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Simon Tien, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Melissa Cefkin, San Jose, CA (US);
Laura Cesafsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Renault S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Distance and object based external notification system for automated hailing service is described. An autonomous vehicle (AV) can include a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium to detect, based on sensor information, an object within the AV; determine that the object belongs to a recent occupant of the AV; and, in response to the determining that the object belongs to the recent occupant of the AV, select, based on a proximity of the recent occupant to the AV, a notification modality for sending a message to the recent occupant regarding the object; and send the message using the notification modality.