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

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a sensor system that is configured to generate a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal indicates that a person is at a location that is external to the autonomous vehicle;
a computing system that is in communication with the sensor system and receives the sensor signal generated by the sensor system, wherein the computing system comprises:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
responsive to receiving the sensor signal and based upon the sensor signal, identifying a contactless gesture that is being performed by the person, wherein the contactless gesture indicates:
that the person is requesting a ride from the autonomous vehicle; and
a desired destination of the person who is requesting the ride from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the contactless gesture is identified from amongst a plurality of predefined contactless gestures;

identifying the desired destination of the person based upon:
the contactless gesture; and
an identity of the person who is performing the contactless gesture, wherein a combination of the contactless gesture and the identity of the person is mapped to the desired destination in a gesture library, and further wherein the autonomous vehicle is to transport the person along a route that begins at the location and ends at the desired destination upon the person entering the autonomous vehicle; and

subsequent to identifying the desired destination, controlling operation of the autonomous vehicle based upon the desired destination.