Patent ID: 11912273
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle propulsion system;
a braking system;
a sound system configured to output an audible indicator, the audible indicator being perceivable from a position external to the autonomous vehicle; and
a computing system that is in communication with the vehicle propulsion system, the braking system, and the notification system, wherein the computing system comprises:
a processor; and
memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
receiving data specifying an identity of a passenger to be picked up by the autonomous vehicle;
controlling at least one of the vehicle propulsion system or the braking system to cause the autonomous vehicle to stop for passenger pickup; and
controlling the sound system to output the audible indicator perceivable from the position external to the autonomous vehicle based on the identity of the passenger and a state of the autonomous vehicle, the audible indicator perceivable from the position external to the autonomous vehicle comprises audio data streamed to the sound system from a mobile computing device of the passenger to be picked up, wherein the state of the autonomous vehicle comprises one of:
the autonomous vehicle being stopped for passenger pickup during a period of time appropriate for the passenger to enter the autonomous vehicle; or
the autonomous vehicle not being stopped for passenger pickup.