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

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
perceiving a person in an environment of an autonomous vehicle (AV);
determining that the perceived person is making a control gesture directed to the AV;
receiving, by a sensor mounted to the AV, a beacon signal associated with the perceived person;
in response to determining that the perceived person is making the control gesture, determining 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, transmitting the beacon signal to an authentication system;
receiving, 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, following the control gesture made by the perceived person directed to the AV.