Patent ID: 11899448
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a propulsion system;
a sensor system; and
a computing system that is in communication with the propulsion system and the sensor system, wherein the computing system is programmed to perform acts comprising:
based upon a sensor signal received from the sensor system, identifying that a person is gesturing to request a ride from the autonomous vehicle;
responsive to identifying that the person is gesturing to request the ride, controlling the propulsion system such that velocity of the autonomous vehicle is decreased;
while the velocity of the autonomous vehicle is decreased and while the autonomous vehicle is still in motion, identifying, based upon the sensor signal, a contactless gesture being made by the person from amongst a plurality of predefined contactless gestures;
determining an identity of the person who is gesturing to request the ride;
responsive to identifying the contactless gesture and the identity of the person being determined, identifying a desired destination for the person, wherein the desired destination is identified from a computer-readable gesture library based upon both the contactless gesture and the identity of the person;
computing a route between a current location of the autonomous vehicle and the desired destination, wherein the autonomous vehicle is to transport the person along a route that ends at the desired destination upon the person entering the autonomous vehicle; and
subsequent the person entering the autonomous vehicle, controlling the propulsion system while the autonomous vehicle navigates the route to the desired destination.