Patent ID: 11914377
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  E | IPC B  E  G

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors of an autonomous vehicle, instructions to attempt to pick up a user at a pickup location;
in response to receiving the instructions, maneuvering, by the one or more processors, the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode towards the pickup location;
stopping, by the one or more processors, the vehicle at a given location based on the pickup location;
initiating, by the one or more processors, a countdown for the vehicle to wait for the user;
receiving, by the one or more processors, an instruction to adjust the countdown;
adjusting, by the one or more processors, an amount of time remaining in the countdown based on the instruction; and
controlling, by the one or more processors, the vehicle to continue to wait according to the adjusted countdown.