Patent ID: 11904904
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
identifying at least one of a characteristic and an identity of an item for delivery from an origin to a destination;
identifying at least one additional constraint in connection with a delivery of the item,
selecting one of a plurality of possible routes between the origin and the destination;
for each of a plurality of route segments of the selected route:
using mapping information to characterize the route segment; and
selecting one of a plurality of driving modes for the route segment based on the characterization of the route segment, the at least one additional constraint, and the at least one of the item characteristic and the item identity; and

providing a driving plan to a vehicle, wherein the driving plan comprises a collection of the selected driving modes corresponding to the plurality of route segments comprising the selected route and wherein the vehicle delivers the item from the origin to the destination via the selected route using the driving plan.