An on-trip monitoring system for an on-demand transportation service can monitor live log data from autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating throughout a given region. The system can determine a degradation level for a respective AV based on the live log data, and when the degradation level exceeds a determined threshold, the system can transmit an update command to the respective AV to service or decommission the respective AV.

Autonomous vehicle degradation level monitoring

Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle receive one or more constraint files including constraint data descriptive of one or more geographic identifiers (e.g., a polygon) and an application type (e.g., partial inclusion, complete inclusion, partial exclusion, complete exclusion) associated with each of the one or more geographic identifiers. Map data descriptive of the identity and location of different travel ways within the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle is accessed. A travel route for navigating the autonomous vehicle is determined, wherein the travel route is determined at least in part from the map data evaluated relative to the constraint data. Motion of the autonomous vehicle can be controlled based at least in part on the determined travel route.

Navigational constraints for autonomous vehicles

An on-demand transportation management service can perform a selection process between a set of safety-driven autonomous vehicles (SDAVs), fully autonomous vehicles (FAVs), and human-driven vehicles (HDVs) to service transport requests based on a variety of selection parameters.

Vehicle selection for on-demand transportation services

Tire for motorcycle

A system for sensing tire parameters in the remote monitoring and management of a fleet of autonomous vehicles is provided. The system includes at least one autonomous vehicle that is supported by at least one tire. At least one sensor is affixed to the tire for sensing tire parameters. Means are provided for communicating data generated by the sensor to a control system on the vehicle, and a mobile network receives the sensor data from the vehicle control system. A fleet management server receives the sensor data from the mobile network, and means are provided to generate commands for the autonomous vehicle in real time based upon the data generated by the sensor. A method for sensing tire parameters in the remote monitoring and management of a fleet of autonomous vehicles is also provided.

System and method for tire sensor-based autonomous vehicle fleet management

A support assembly for a vehicle includes at least two spherical tires travelling on a road surface and rotating relative to the road surface and the vehicle and a drive system magnetically driving rotation of the tires relative to the drive system itself such that no portion of the drive system physically contacts the tires or the road surface.

Magnetically coupled spherical tire for a self-propelled vehicle

The present application relates to a tire ( 2 ) comprising a tread portion ( 4 ) and sidewalls ( 6 ) terminating with beads, with inner sides defining an annular cavity; a deformable structure ( 8 ) located in the annular cavity in contact with the inner side of the tread portion ( 4 ), said structure ( 8 ) comprising bendable elements ( 10 ); wherein the bendable elements ( 10 ) of the deformable structure ( 8 ) comprise a piezoelectric material ( 10 2 ) so as to produce electrical energy from bending of said elements ( 10 ) and comprise at least one thermoelectric material ( 10 1 , 10 3 ) so as to produce electrical energy from heat of said elements

Tire producing electrical power

A support assembly for a vehicle travels along a road surface and rotates relative to the road surface and the vehicle. The first support assembly includes a spherical tread layer for contacting the road surface, a foam layer adjacent the spherical tread layer, the foam layer including adjustable elements for altering an outer physical contour of the spherical tread layer, the outer physical contour contacting the road surface, a spherical wheel/tire for supporting the spherical tread layer and the vehicle, and a drive system magnetically driving rotation of the spherical wheel/tire relative to the vehicle such that no portion of the spherical tread layer physically contacts the vehicle.

Armand René Gabriel Leconte

Papers

System and method for tire sensor-based autonomous vehicle fleet management

Magnetically coupled spherical tire for a self-propelled vehicle

Tire for motorcycle

Tire producing electrical power

Spherical wheel/tire assembly