Patent ID: 11884291
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 20:
21. A dispatching server computing system that is configured to implement a method comprising:
determining, by one or more processors, a route for a trip between a pickup location and a destination location for a passenger, the route including one or more lane changes;
determining, by the one or more processors, a plurality of branch routes to the destination location from a location of the one or more lane changes;
determining, by the one or more processors, a probability of following at least one determined branch route of the plurality of branch routes;
determining, by the one or more processors, a probability of requiring assistance for the at least one determined branch route of the plurality of branch routes using a machine learned model;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether to assign a driver to the trip based on the probability of requiring assistance for the at least one determined branch route of the plurality of branch routes and the probability of following the at least one determined branch route of the plurality of branch routes; and
causing, by the one or more processors, an autonomous vehicle to perform the trip based on the determination of whether to assign a driver.