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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Michael T. Sailer, Whittier, CA (US);
Katie C. Wallace, Long Beach, CA (US);
Annika E Nordlund-Swenson, Seattle, WA (US);
Alen Simon, La Crescenta, CA (US);
James Keen, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Spencer L. Mackay, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Kimberlee C. Muenzer, La Canada, CA (US);
Takuya Idehara, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
David K. B. Lee, Glendale, CA (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The systems and methods provided herein are directed to a system for managing a jointly owned autonomous vehicle. The system schedules usage of the vehicle by different owners, makes the vehicle available for rental by third parties when not in use by the owners, and distributes expenses and rental revenue to owners proportional to each owner's ownership interest or in accordance with user behavior and vehicle usage, as appropriate.