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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pawel Fedorynski, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Eric Friedman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jia-Yu Aw, Mountain View, CA (US);
Cameron Blume, San Francisco, CA (US);
Samrat Kansara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Corey Hall, Cupertino, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The technology relates to a seamless interface between an autonomous vehicle service provider and one or more ridesharing, ride-hailing or delivery partner companies, in order to provide timely, efficient rider or delivery services and support. A partner trip application programming interface (API) provides robust features to the ridesharing or ride-hailing partner companies and also supports delivery of meals, groceries, packages or other cargo. For instance, the API may be employed with delivery partners (e.g., food, package or bulk cargo delivery), and/or for concierge services (e.g., a hotel or medical provider or an e-commerce specialist that coordinates deliveries). The technology supports both ad hoc and scheduled trips. Agents for different partners may schedule trips to or from specific stores or other (geofenced) locations, and observe and manage trips for an entire enterprise. Permissions can be tailored for each agent.