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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2020
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Timo Birnschein, Belmont, CA (US);
Adriano Di Pietro, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kyle Matthew Foley, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Timothy David Kentley-Klay, Stanford, CA (US);
Andrew Piper, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Vehicles may be composed of a relatively few number of 'modules' that are assembled together during a final assembly process. An example vehicle may include a body module, a first drive module coupled to a first end of the body module, and a second drive module coupled to a second end of the body module. One or both of the drive modules may include a pair of wheels, a battery, an electric drive motor, and/or a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. One or both of the drive modules may also include a crash structure to absorb impacts. If a component of a drive module fails or is damaged, the drive module can be quickly and easily replaced with a new drive module, minimizing vehicle down time.