Patent ID: 11958516
Assignee: GLYDWAYS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. An autonomous vehicle system comprising:
a plurality of autonomous vehicles (AVs) configured to operate in a transportation system; and
a central server system communicatively coupled to the plurality of AVs and comprising an on-demand scheduling module, the central server system configured to:
receive an on-demand request signal from the on-demand scheduling module; and
wirelessly communicate the on-demand request signal to a first AV of the plurality of AVs; and

wherein the first AV comprises a sensor array system comprising a plurality of active sensor systems and is configured to:
initiate movement of the first AV along a path;
establish a convoy with a second AV as the first AV travels along the path;
as the first AV travels along the path, detect reflectance data using the sensor array system;
identify an event corresponding to the reflectance data, the event selected from at least one of a roadway obstacle, a stationary feature, or a location of a third second AV of the plurality of AVs;
using the reflectance data, adjust a movement of the first AV in relationship to the event; and
send information about the identified event to the second AV.