US 12,168,419 B2
Autonomous driving vehicle and driverless transportation system
Junya Watanabe, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken (JP)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/564,480.
Application 17/564,480 is a continuation of application No. 17/376,318, filed on Jul. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,529,928.
Application 17/376,318 is a continuation of application No. 16/828,396, filed on Mar. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,104,301, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Application 16/828,396 is a continuation of application No. 16/055,513, filed on Aug. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,647,297, issued on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-162634 (JP), filed on Aug. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0118944 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/045 (2013.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC B60R 25/241 (2013.01) [B60R 25/045 (2013.01); B60R 25/2018 (2013.01); B60R 25/2036 (2013.01); B60R 25/252 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An autonomous driving vehicle that provides a driverless transportation service to a user, the autonomous driving vehicle comprising one or more processors configured to:
acquire first authentication information associated with the user from the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle;
generate second authentication information associated with the user; and
control the autonomous driving vehicle, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform, in response to the autonomous driving vehicle picking up the user, departure condition confirmation processing, wherein the departure condition confirmation processing comprises:
authenticating the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle based on the first authentication information,
releasing a door lock of the autonomous driving vehicle in response to authenticating the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle,
controlling transmission of the second authentication information to a user terminal based on the user entering the vehicle cabin of the autonomous driving vehicle,
subsequent to authenticating the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle, authenticating the user inside the vehicle cabin of the autonomous driving vehicle based on the second authentication information, and
permitting a start of the autonomous driving vehicle in response to authenticating the user inside the vehicle cabin.