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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Hiromitsu Urano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kentaro Ichikawa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Junya Ueno, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for vehicle management performed by a vehicle control system includes monitoring a respective location associated with each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles based on location information transmitted from each of the plurality of vehicles. The method also includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) associated with a customer, customer location information identifying a location of the customer. The method further includes receiving, from each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, a set of current compartment climate values based on a triggering event at the vehicle. The method still further includes selecting one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles as a preferred vehicle based on a set of climate preferences associated with the customer. The method also includes transmitting, to the preferred vehicle, a message dispatching the preferred vehicle to the location of the customer, such that the preferred vehicle navigates to the location of the customer.