Patent ID: 11884264
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 19:
20. A system for maneuvering an autonomous vehicle to enter a driveway, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive an instruction to pickup or drop off a passenger at a location;
determine that the vehicle is arriving in a lane on an opposite side of a street as the location, the lane having a traffic direction opposite to a traffic direction of a lane adjacent to the location;
determine a first convenience cost to the passenger for picking up or dropping off the passenger on the opposite side of the street as the location;
determine a second convenience cost to the passenger for picking up or dropping off the passenger on the same side of the street as the location;
compare the first convenience cost to the second convenience cost;
determine, based on the comparison, to enter an available driveway on the same side of the street as the location; and
control, based on the determination to enter the available driveway, the vehicle to enter the available driveway.