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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2019
Neutron Holdings, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry Weston Bradlow, Stanford, CA (US);
Punit Nitin Shah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wubai Zhou, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jinsong Tan, Fremont, CA (US);
Emad El-Haraty, Emeryville, CA (US);
Li Jiang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Neutron Holdings, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to detecting sidewalk riding by a personal mobility vehicle (e.g., an electric scooter). For example, a method includes collecting sensor data (e.g., vibration data of an accelerometer) generated by the scooter while traveling on a surface of a travel pathway. The method further includes identifying a surface type by processing the collected sensor data with a computer model that can distinguish among different surface types, and determining that the travel pathway is unsuitable (e.g., a sidewalk) for the scooter based at least in part on the identified surface type (e.g., a pattern of concrete sections). In response to determining that the travel pathway is a sidewalk, causing the personal mobility vehicle to assist the user in navigating the personal mobility vehicle, alter a mobility operation of the personal mobility vehicle, or notify a surrounding area of a presence of the personal mobility vehicle.