Patent ID: 11907355
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A system for child friendly authentication in an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a central computing system having at least one first hardware processor configured to:
receive a ride request from a primary user account including a pick-up location, wherein the primary user account includes a child sub-account;
receive a non-alphanumeric authentication code from the primary user account;
select an autonomous vehicle to fulfill the ride request; and
transmit the ride request and the non-alphanumeric authentication code to the autonomous vehicle;
an authentication interface on the autonomous vehicle configured to receive an authentication input; and
an onboard computing system on the autonomous vehicle having at least one second hardware processor configured to:
determine the ride request is associated with the child sub-account based on the authentication input;
enter the autonomous vehicle into a child mode based on child sub-account settings;
direct the autonomous vehicle to the pick-up location;
present the authentication interface;
compare the authentication input with the authentication code; and
based on the comparison, unlock an autonomous vehicle door.