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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Sven Kratz, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Joseph Verbeke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stefan Marti, Oakland, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for interacting with an autonomous vehicle includes a sensor included in the autonomous vehicle and configured to generate sensor data corresponding to a projected hailing area; a projection system included in the autonomous vehicle and configured to generate the projected hailing area on a surface proximate the autonomous vehicle; and a processor included in the autonomous vehicle and configured to execute instructions to: analyze the sensor data to detect the person within the projected hailing area; and in response to detecting the person within the projected hailing area, cause an acknowledgment indicator to be outputted.