Patent ID: 9631933
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B60R,B60W,B62D,E05F,E05Y,G01C,G05D,G06K,G06Q,G07C,G08G

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by one or more computing devices, a request for a vehicle from a client computing device, wherein the request identifies a first location; determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the first location is within a threshold distance outside of a service area of the vehicle; when the first location is within the threshold distance outside of the service area of the vehicle, identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a second location within the service area of the vehicle where the vehicle is able to stop for a passenger and based on the first location; providing, by the one or more computing devices, a map and a marker identifying the position of the second location on the map for display on the client computing device; after providing the map, receiving, by the one or more computing devices, user input confirming a pickup location within the service area and wherein the pickup location is a location different from the first location; and in response to receiving the user input, dispatching, by the one or more computing devices, the vehicle to pick up a user at the pickup location by sending an instruction to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to maneuver itself towards picking up the user.