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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 01, 2015
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brian Cullinane, San Jose, CA (US);

Nicholas Kenneth Hobbs, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/095 (2013.01); B60R 21/00 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0032 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for customizing driving operations of a vehicle based on occupant(s) of the vehicle. An autonomous vehicle that includes a passenger compartment can determine a presence of an occupant of the passenger compartment. The autonomous vehicle can determine a location of the occupant within the passenger compartment. Additional information about the occupant can be determined. A driving operation can be selected from among a plurality of driving operations based on the location and additional information about the occupant. The selected driving operation can be performed, perhaps by the autonomous vehicle.


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