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

Claim 8:
9. A method performed by an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving data specifying an identity of a passenger to be picked up by the autonomous vehicle;
controlling at least one of a vehicle propulsion system of the autonomous vehicle or a braking system of the autonomous vehicle to cause the autonomous vehicle to stop for passenger pickup; and
controlling a sound system of the autonomous vehicle to emit an audible indicator perceivable from a position external to the autonomous vehicle, one or more characteristics of the audible indicator being controlled 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.