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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Maria Moon, Mountain View, CA (US);
Julien Charles Mercay, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kyle Bechtel, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ryan Powell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clement Wright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the technology relate to assisting a passenger in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. For instance, after a door of the vehicle is opened, a predetermined period of time may be waited by processors of computing devices of the vehicle. After waiting the predetermined period of time and when the vehicle's door remains open, a set of instructions for closing the vehicle's door may be played by the processors through a speaker of the vehicle. Once the door of the vehicle is closed, an announcement may be played by the processors through the speaker requesting that the passenger press a first button to initiate a ride to a destination. In response to the first button being pressed, the ride to the destination may be initiated by the processors by maneuvering the vehicle autonomously to the destination.