AUTOMATED SECURED-AREA ACCESS SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE
A secured-area access system for an automated vehicle includes an identification-device, an input-device, and a controller. The identification-device conveys an access-authorization from a host-vehicle to a security-device. The input-device receives instructions regarding interaction with the security-device. The controller is in communication with the identification-device and the input-device. The controller operates the identification-device based on the instructions to convey the access-authorization to the security-device when the host-vehicle approaches the secured-area.
1 . A secured-area access system for an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
an identification-device that conveys an access-authorization from a host-vehicle to a security-device;
an input-device that receives instructions regarding interaction with the security-device; and
a controller in communication with the identification-device and the input-device, wherein the controller operates the identification-device based on the instructions to convey the access-authorization to the security-device when the host-vehicle approaches the secured-area.
2 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the instructions are input to the input-device by an occupant of the host-vehicle.
3 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the access-authorization is indicative of an identity of an occupant.
4 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the system includes a location-detector that indicates when host-vehicle approaches the secured-area.
5 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the identification-device includes a transmitter that broadcasts the access-authorization to the security-device.
6 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the identification-device includes a reconfigurable-display that displays the access-authorization to the security-device.
7 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the security-device includes a human-being to verify the access-authorization.
8 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the identification-device includes an acoustic-transducer that emits the access-authorization to the security-device.
9 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the system includes a payment-device that communicates a payment to the security-device.