Patent ID: 11904901
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for defining a behavior zone for an autonomous vehicle fleet, comprising:
receiving a behavior zone request for a selected location, wherein the selected location is a private property, and wherein the behavior zone request applies to vehicles in the autonomous vehicle fleet;
identifying a behavior type to customize, wherein the behavior type includes at least one of a drive through behavior, a drop-off location, a pick-up location, a loading zone location, a wheelchair-accessible drop-off location, and a wheelchair-accessible pick-up location;
presenting a map of the behavior zone;
determining specific vehicle behaviors associated with the behavior zone request, wherein determining specific vehicle behaviors includes identifying a route within the behavior zone, and wherein identifying the route includes receiving a depiction on the map indicating the route;
verifying a user relationship with the selected location;
reviewing the behavior zone request;
adding the specific vehicle behaviors associated with the behavior zone to a mapping system for the autonomous vehicle fleet, wherein the specific vehicle behaviors associated with the behavior zone apply to autonomous vehicles in the autonomous vehicle fleet,
receiving a ride request from a ridehail application including a destination, wherein the destination includes the behavior zone;
assigning a first autonomous vehicle to fulfill the ride request, wherein the first autonomous vehicle includes an onboard computer;
transmitting a behavior zone option to the ridehail application, wherein the behavior zone option includes the specific vehicle behaviors;
receiving a selection from the ridehail application for the behavior zone option; and
controlling the first autonomous vehicle, via the onboard computer, to apply the specific vehicle behaviors in the behavior zone, including following the route in the behavior zone.