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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lilith Rogue Automata, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mitigating the impact of cloud service downtime, migration to a new cloud instance/container, and/or software update on a vehicle or fleet of vehicles may include receiving an indication that a vehicle is experiencing or is scheduled to experience downtime; determining, based at least in part on the indication, a criterion indicating a minimum vehicle state for the vehicle to be prepared for the downtime; determining, based at least in part on sensor data received by the vehicle, a vehicle state associated with the vehicle; and causing control of the vehicle based at least in part on the criterion and the vehicle state data.