Patent ID: 11959759
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
a memory; and
one or more server computing devices, each server computing device of the one or more server computing devices including one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive vehicle data including a vehicle charge status and a vehicle charge capacity;
receive charger data for each charger of a plurality of chargers configured to charge vehicles of a fleet of rechargeable vehicles;
determine, based on the vehicle data and the charger data, one charger of the plurality of chargers to perform charging;
control an autonomous driving computing system of a vehicle of the fleet for which the vehicle charge status reaches a threshold minimum charge level to maneuver to a location of the determined one charger;
determine a threshold maximum charge level based on the vehicle charge status, the vehicle charge capacity and a charger speed indicated by the charger data for the determined one charger; and
control the vehicle to perform charging at the determined one charger up to the determined threshold maximum charge level.