Patent ID: 11904904
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. An intelligent delivery system for a vehicle, the intelligent delivery system comprising:
at least one sensing device for determining at least one of a characteristic and an identity of an item for delivery from an origin to a destination via a selected route;
a mapping information module including at least one non-transitory computer readable medium for storing mapping information including for each of a plurality of route segments for the selected route, a characterization of the route segment; and
a driving mode selection module including at least one non-transitory computer readable medium for, for each of the plurality of route segments:
using the mapping information to characterize the route segment; and
selecting one of a plurality of driving modes for the route segment based on the characterization of the route segment, at least one additional constraint, and the at least one of the item characteristic and the item identity;

wherein a driving plan comprising a collection of the selected driving modes corresponding to the plurality of route segments comprising the selected route is provided to the vehicle; and
wherein the vehicle delivers the item from the origin to the destination via the selected route using the driving plan.