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

Claim 13:
14. A method performed by an autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is in motion, the method comprising:
generating, by a sensor system of the autonomous vehicle, a first sensor signal that is indicative of surroundings of the autonomous vehicle;
detecting, by a processor of a computing system of the autonomous vehicle and based upon the first sensor signal, that a person is represented in the first sensor signal;
subsequent to detecting that the person is represented in the first sensor signal, identifying, by the processor and based upon the first sensor signal, a contactless gesture being performed by the person from amongst a plurality of predefined contactless gestures;
generating, by a second sensor system of the autonomous vehicle, a second sensor signal, wherein the second sensor signal comprises data that is indicative of features of a face of the person;
subsequent to detecting that the person is represented in the first sensor signal, recognizing an identity of the person based upon the data that is indicative of the features of the face of the person;
responsive to identifying the contact less gesture, identifying, by the processor:
that the person is requesting a ride from the autonomous vehicle; and
a desired destination, wherein the desired destination is identified based upon both the identity of the person and the contactless gesture that was identified from amongst the plurality of predefined contactless gestures, and further wherein the autonomous vehicle is to transport the person along a route that ends at the desired destination; and

responsive to identifying the desired destination and based upon the desired destination, performing a driving maneuver.