Directed acoustic alert notification from autonomous vehicles
A system included and a computer-implemented method performed in an autonomous-driving vehicle are described herein. A request to meet a person at a location can be received by the autonomous-driving vehicle. The autonomous-driving vehicle can be driven to the location. The person at the location can be identified by the autonomous-driving vehicle. Once identified, the autonomous-driving vehicle can send a directed alert notification to the person. The directed alert notification can comprise a directed acoustic signal.
1. A system for an autonomous-driving vehicle, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive a request to meet a person at a location;
instruct the vehicle to drive to the location;
identify the person at the location;
send a directed alert notification to the person, wherein the directed alert notification comprises a directed acoustic signal that gradually increases in volume until identifying the person acknowledges the vehicle; and
in response to identifying the person acknowledging the vehicle, unlock the vehicle to allow the person for entry.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the directed acoustic signal is sent from at least two different sound generating devices disposed on the vehicle.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the sound generating devices are arranged in an array.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the acoustic signal from each sound generating devices is synchronized so as to arrive at the person at the same time.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the directed alert notification comprises a spoken or displayed instruction to notify the person the arrival of the vehicle.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the directed alert notification comprises an instruction for the person to confirm identity.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to unlock a container within to allow the person to retrieve a delivery.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the directed alert notification is personalized to the person.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the personalization is based on a code provided to the person wirelessly in advance.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the personalization is based on a user preference or language choice of the person.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the person at the location comprises detecting the GPS location of a candidate.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the person at the location comprises receiving a wireless push notification signal from a device accompanying the person.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the person at the location comprises conducting facial or retina recognition of the person.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processors to:
in response to identifying the person, determining whether the identified person is a wrong person; and
in response to determining that the identified person is the wrong person, identify another person.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sending the directed alert notification to the person comprises sending a previously received secret phrase to the person.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sending the directed alert notification to the person comprises determining a language that the person understands and sending the directed alert notification in the language that the person understands.
17. A computer-implemented method performed in an autonomous-driving vehicle comprising:
receiving a request to meet a person at a location;
instructing the vehicle to drive to the location;
identifying the person at the location;
sending a directed alert notification to the person, wherein the directed alert notification comprises a directed acoustic signal that gradually increases in volume until identifying the person acknowledges the vehicle; and
in response to identifying the person acknowledging the vehicle, unlocking the vehicle to allow the person for entry.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the directed acoustic signal is sent from at least two different sound generating devices disposed on the vehicle.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the sound generating devices are arranged in an array.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the acoustic signal from each sound generating device is synchronized so as to arrive at the person at the same time.