Patent ID: 11899446
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 14:
15. An autonomous vehicle (AV) comprising:
a sensor mounted to the AV, the sensor to receive a beacon signal from an environment of the AV; and
control circuitry to:
perceive a person in the environment of the AV;
determine that the perceived person is making a control gesture directed to the AV;
in response to determining that the perceived person is making the control gesture, determine that the perceived person is associated with the received beacon signal;
in response to determining that the perceived person is associated with the received beacon signal, transmit the beacon signal to an authentication system;
receive, from the authentication system, a signal authorizing the perceived person associated with the beacon signal to control behavior of the AV; and
in response to receiving the signal authorizing the perceived person to control behavior of the AV, follow the control gesture made by the perceived person directed to the AV.