AUGMENTED REALITY VEHICLE INTERFACING
Among other things, an apparatus includes a processor, and storage for instructions executable by the processor to, in connection with a trip of a person in an autonomous vehicle, select a specific location at which the person will be picked up for the trip or a specific location at a destination of the trip, and present through a user interface of a device visible information that depicts the specific location.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
storage for instructions executable by the processor to:
in connection with a trip of a person in an autonomous vehicle, select a specific location at which the person will be picked up for the trip or a specific location at a destination of the trip; and
present through a user interface of a device visible information that depicts the specific location.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the specific location comprises a specific physical location on or near a road.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the specific location comprises a specific physical location identified prior to a time when the person requested the trip.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visible information comprises a real image of the specific physical location.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visible information comprises a real image of an autonomous vehicle presented with a real image of the specific physical location.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the specific location is not identified by a street address.
7 . A mobile device comprising:
a display;
a processor; and
an app or a browser to cause the processor to present on the display a depiction of an actual specific location at which a person will be picked up by an autonomous vehicle for a trip or a specific location at a destination of the trip, the actual specific location having been determined prior to a request by the person for the trip.
8 . The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the specific location comprises a specific physical location on or near a road.
9 . The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the specific location comprises a specific physical location identified prior to a time when the person requested the trip.
10 . The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the visible information comprises a real image of the specific physical location.
11 . The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the visible information comprises a real image of an autonomous vehicle presented with a real image of the specific physical location.
12 . The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the specific location is not identified by a street address.
13 . An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
storage for instructions executable by the processor to:
receive through a user interface of a device a signal from a user with respect to a trip of the user in an autonomous vehicle, the signal indicating a feature of the autonomous vehicle that can be controlled in response to the signal from the user; and
determine an action to take with respect to the autonomous vehicle to respond to the signal from the user by controlling the feature of the autonomous vehicle.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the feature of the autonomous vehicle that can be controlled in response to the signal from the user comprises a temperature inside the autonomous vehicle.
15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the signal received from the user comprises a temperature inside the autonomous vehicle.
16 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the feature of the autonomous vehicle that can be controlled in response to the signal from the user comprises a passenger capacity of the vehicle.
17 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the signal received from the user comprises a number of passengers for the trip.
18 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the feature of the autonomous vehicle that can be controlled in response to the signal from the user comprises a state of an entertainment system inside the vehicle.
19 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the state of the entertainment system comprises at least one of a type of entertainment content.
20 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the state of the entertainment system comprises an identifier of a broadcast station.
21 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the signal received from the user comprises an identification of a source or type of content for the entertainment system.
22 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the feature of the autonomous vehicle that can be controlled in response to the signal from the user comprises accommodation of a child who requires a child seat.
23 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the signal received from the user comprises an indication of a child to be present on the trip.
24 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the feature of the autonomous vehicle that can be controlled in response to the signal from the user comprises accommodation of packages for the trip.
25 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the signal received from the user comprises of information about packages for the trip.
26 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are to select an autonomous vehicle from among two or more available autonomous vehicles based on the signal from the user.
27 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the selection of the autonomous vehicle is based on at least one of the passenger capacity, the package capacity, or the availability of a child car seat.
28 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor and storage are part of a central AV system.
29 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are to communicate the action to the autonomous vehicle.
30 . A mobile device comprising:
a display;
a processor; and
an application or a browser to cause the processor to present on the display at least one option to control a feature of an autonomous vehicle for a trip, the feature comprising at least one of a passenger capacity, a package capacity, availability of a child car seat, a temperature inside the vehicle, or a feature of an entertainment system.