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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lindsay Chan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aysha Habbaba, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jinesh J. Jain, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A controller of an autonomous vehicle receives a travel itinerary of a passenger and an airport map. The controller then uses the airport map to arrive at a terminal corresponding to the passenger's travel itinerary. Upon arrival at the terminal the controller communicates with parked vehicles (V2V) or infrastructure to identify an unoccupied parking spot and then autonomously parks. When picking up a passenger, the controller determines whether the passenger has checked luggage and adjusts and arrival time accordingly and may account for the storage volume of the luggage. The controller may also loop a circuit at the airport where a wait time has been exceeded. In some embodiments, augmented reality may be used to help the passenger identify the vehicle.