Patent ID: 11958516
Assignee: GLYDWAYS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for moving an autonomous vehicle among a plurality of autonomous vehicles, the method comprising:
at a central server system communicatively coupled to the plurality of autonomous vehicles (AVs):
receiving an on-demand request signal from an on-demand scheduling module of the central server system; and
wirelessly communicating the on-demand request signal to a first AV of the plurality of AVs; and

at the first AV:
initiating movement of the first AV along a path;
establishing a convoy with a second AV as the first AV travels along the path;
as the first AV travels along the path, detecting reflectance data using a sensor array system comprising a plurality of active sensor systems;
identifying an event corresponding to the reflectance data, the event selected from at least one of a roadway obstacle, a stationary feature, or a location of a third AV of the plurality of AVs;
using the reflectance data, adjusting a movement of the first AV in relationship to the event; and
sending information about the identified event to the second AV.