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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2022
Uatc, Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Adam Kanitz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UATC, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to automated delivery systems. In one example, a vehicle is provided including a drive system, a passenger cabin; and a delivery service pod provided relative to the passenger cabin. The delivery service pod includes an access unit configured to allow for loading and unloading of a plurality of delivery crates into the delivery service pod. The delivery service pod further includes a conveyor unit comprising multiple delivery crate holding positions, the delivery crate holding positions being defined by neighboring sidewalls spaced apart within the delivery service pod such that a respective delivery crate of the plurality of delivery crates can be positioned between neighboring sidewalls, wherein the conveyor unit is configured to be rotated to align each of the delivery crate holding positions with the access unit.