Patent ID: 11953623
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a body having four quadrants, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first longitudinal end, and a second longitudinal end; and
multiple sensor pods including a first sensor pod, a second sensor pod, a third sensor pod, and a fourth sensor pod, wherein:
the first sensor pod is disposed at a first quadrant of the vehicle at the first lateral side and the first longitudinal end;
the second sensor pod is disposed at a second quadrant of the vehicle at the second lateral side and the first longitudinal end;
the third sensor pod is disposed at a third quadrant of the vehicle at the first lateral side and the second longitudinal end;
the fourth sensor pod is disposed at a fourth quadrant of the vehicle at the second lateral side and the second longitudinal end; and
a sensor pod of the multiple sensor pods is coupled to the vehicle through a mounting arm, the sensor pod comprising:
a frame comprising a mounting interface removably coupled to the mounting arm;
a first sensor removably mounted to a first location of the frame, the first sensor having a first field of view;
a second sensor having a second field of view, mounted to a second location of the frame, wherein the first field of view overlaps with at least a portion of the second field of view, the second location disposed substantially opposite the mounting arm;
a third sensor having a third field of view, mounted to a third location of the frame, wherein at least a portion of the second field of view overlaps with at least a portion of the third field of view; and
a fourth sensor removably mounted to a fourth location of the frame, the fourth sensor having a fourth field of view, wherein at least a portion of the first field of view, a portion of the second field of view, and a portion of the third field of view overlaps with at least a portion of the fourth field of view.