A delivery control system (1) includes a determination unit (202) that uses receiving position determining information to determine a common receiving position (DP) for a delivery address (RP) of an item of a first user and a delivery address (RP) of an item of a second user and a movement control…
A technic controls an autonomous travel device capable of communicating with a center and executing autonomous traveling. In the technic, It is determined whether to permit switching of control modes including an autonomous travel mode, a stop mode, and a user operation mode. An external…
The unmanned vehicle for delivering an article, includes a housing portion for housing the article, the housing portion having an opening portion for receiving the article and being provided with an openable and closable door that is closeable on the opening portion. Then, the unmanned vehicle…
A method performed by a computing device for controlling an automated guided vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes obtaining information on a movable area including nodes arranged in a grid pattern, obtaining information on a moving path connecting a source node and…
An autonomous driving control apparatus includes a sensor device, a communication device, a memory storing instructions, and a controller. The autonomous driving control apparatus receives a control signal including user vehicle information from a server using the communication device; controls a…
A system for operating an object includes at least one autonomous driving platform to perform autonomous driving, at least one object loaded onto an upper portion of the at least one autonomous driving platform, unloaded from the upper portion of the at least one autonomous driving platform, and…
The technology employs a holistic approach to passenger pickups and other wayfinding situations. This includes identifying where passengers are relative to the vehicle and/or the pickup location. Information synthesis from different sensors, agent behavior prediction models, and real-time…
The present invention relates to a technical idea for providing a delivery service on regular and irregular roads using autonomous vehicles. More specifically, the present invention relates to technology in which, on a regular road, a lead vehicle and at least one droid vehicle are coupled to each…
Methods and systems for power transfer and routing in a compartmentalized electric vehicle (EV) having detachable compartments, and for handing off a load from one EV to another EV for delivering the load to a destination are described herein. Each detachable compartment in the compartmentalized EV…
Autonomous vehicle methods and systems are described herein for communicating with an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to remotely control operation of the vehicle, to detect and remove unauthorized passengers, to deliver loads, to receive registration information for the vehicle, to provide…
The unmanned vehicle for delivering an article, includes a housing portion for housing the article, the housing portion being provided with an openable and closable door, the door being closeable on a receiving surface of the article. Then, the unmanned vehicle identifies a direction of wind blown…
Systems for managing access to an autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous vehicle including a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the plurality of storage compartments comprises a locking mechanism and at least one processor to receive data associated with an item to be positioned…
Systems for managing access to an autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous vehicle including a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the plurality of storage compartments comprises a locking mechanism and at least one processor to receive data associated with an item to be positioned…
Systems and methods for delivering packages and consumer items using a plurality of package containers acting as lockers for the items, in which the plurality of package containers are transported between delivery locations by at least one on-road vehicle operative to straddle-over and grab any of…
Described herein are various systems and processes for vehicles for delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods, and operations thereof. The automated delivery vehicle may include a food transport container and various sensors configured to determine the location and/or…
It is possible to suppress increase in power consumption of a delivery vehicle within a transportation vehicle. A delivery system includes: an autonomously-moving-type delivery vehicle configured to deliver an article; and a transportation vehicle configured to carry and transport the delivery…
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for configuring and controlling an automated vehicle to perform user specified operations. User vehicle control programs are loaded in an unmanned vehicle to control the unmanned vehicle to perform a user specified operation. The loading…
A controller is provided which controls a vehicle with a storage device mounted thereon in which a user is able to deposit baggage, the controller being configured to determine a deposit point of the baggage or a pick-up point of the baggage according to weather conditions.
Multi-mode personal transportation and delivery devices and methods of use are disclosed herein. A device can include a communications interface, the communications interface configured to provide vehicle-to-everything communications, a device controller comprising: a processor; and a memory for…
The present disclosure provides a method comprising identifying at least one of a characteristic and an identity of an item for delivery from an origin to a destination and selecting one of a plurality of possible routes between the origin and the destination. For each of a plurality of route…
The present disclosure provides a method comprising identifying at least one of a characteristic and an identity of an item for delivery from an origin to a destination and selecting one of a plurality of possible routes between the origin and the destination. For each of a plurality of route…
Disclosed are systems and methods for dynamically re-routing a pick path to an alternate pick location in response to identifying a shorted product at a pick location. The dynamic decision to re-route an autonomous vehicle is based on completion scores representing a likelihood of completing order…
Systems for managing access to an autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous vehicle including a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the plurality of storage compartments comprises a locking mechanism and at least one processor to receive data associated with an item to be positioned…
The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for assisting a customer retrieve a package from an autonomous vehicle. In an example procedure, the autonomous vehicle may detect the customer waiting at a first spot and may determine that the first spot is unsuitable/unsafe for the…
An autonomous delivery box includes a first memory, a first processor coupled to the first memory, and a delivery box configured to house a package. The autonomous delivery box is configured to travel autonomously between a dispatch base from which the package is dispatched and a handover location…
A method of controlling an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) , comprising the steps of: detecting a fault in a first AV -; in response to detecting said fault, transmitting a communication for alerting an AV of the fault, wherein said communication is a device-to-device wireless communication; receiving said…
An apparatus and method for a mobile transport for delivering temperature-controlled contents includes a plurality of compartments coupled to a vehicle body where each compartment includes an interior space and a front panel defining a wall of the interior space. Each front panel is operable to…
A method performed by a computing device for controlling an automated guided vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes obtaining information on a movable area including nodes arranged in a grid pattern, obtaining information on a moving path connecting a source node and…
The technology employs a holistic approach to passenger pickups and other wayfinding situations. This includes identifying where passengers are relative to the vehicle and/or the pickup location. Information synthesis from different sensors, agent behavior prediction models, and real-time…
The present disclosure provides a method and system for controlling an unmanned logistics vehicle. The control method of the unmanned logistics vehicle comprises: when an unmanned logistics vehicle remains at a shipping location/pickup location, when a feature instruction of a user is recognized…