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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
C/o Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Dany Benjamin, Rowlett, TX (US);
Michael C. Edwards, McKinney, TX (US);
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to determining vehicle usage. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a travel route of a vehicle, identifying a pattern of travel based on the travel route over a predetermined period of time, and determining whether the vehicle is being used as a private vehicle for an on-demand delivery service based on the pattern of travel. The method includes, when the vehicle is being used as a private vehicle for an on-demand delivery service, generating a notification to an entity associated with the vehicle, wherein the notification includes information relating to the vehicle being used as a private vehicle for an on-demand delivery service.