Patent ID: 11897308
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 16:
17. A vehicle for delivering packages, comprising:
a delivery container including an input line configured to connect the delivery container with at least one of air from the surrounding environment and outside air, wherein an inside of the delivery container is temperature regulated;
a processor for receiving a routing instruction including a selected temperature for the delivery container and monitoring a delivery container temperature; and
a thermal management system for adjusting the delivery container temperature, wherein the thermal management system is configured to:
determine a surrounding environment air temperature, wherein a surrounding environment is an area adjacent to an exterior of the delivery container inside the autonomous vehicle,
determine an outside air temperature, wherein outside air is exterior to the autonomous vehicle,
determine that at least one of air from the surrounding environment and outside air can be used to adjust the delivery container temperature closer to the selected temperature;
adjust the delivery container temperature to correspond to the selected temperature by inputting, via the input line, at least one of air from the surrounding environment and outside air.