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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Scott Poeppel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nicholas G. Letwin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sean J. Kelly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and vehicles for taking a vehicle out-of-service are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data indicative of one or more parameters associated with the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to provide a vehicle service to one or more users of the vehicle service. The method includes determining, by the computing devices, an existence of a fault associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the one or more parameters associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining, by the computing devices, one or more actions to be performed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the existence of the fault. The method includes performing, by the computing devices, one or more of the actions to take the autonomous vehicle out-of-service based at least in part on the fault.