Systems and methods for monitoring a self-driving vehicle

1. A device for monitoring a plurality of self-driving vehicles, comprising:

a processor;

a camera in communication with the processor;

a communications transceiver in communication with the processor for communicating with the plurality of self-driving vehicles;

a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor;

a display device in communication with the processor, the display device being adjacent to the camera;

the computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to:

receive an image of at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle of the plurality of self-driving vehicles, the image captured by the camera;

identify the at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the image captured by the camera;

determine an orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle relative to the camera based on the image captured by the camera;

receive vehicle information associated with the at least one identified self-driving vehicle;

generate a graphic comprising the image captured by the camera and a visual representation of the vehicle information, wherein the visual representation of the vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle relative to the camera; and

display the graphic on the display device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle-status information.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the vehicle-status information comprises a vehicle operating state.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle-mission information.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the vehicle-mission information comprises a destination location.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle-environment information.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle-environment information comprises sensor scan data.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle-environment information comprises camera data.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the graphic further comprises at least one input button for receiving commands for controlling the movement of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle, the at least one input button being oriented within the graphic relative to the orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle.

10. A method for monitoring a plurality of self-driving vehicles, comprising:

capturing an image of at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle of the plurality of self-driving vehicles using a monitoring device in communication with the plurality of self-driving vehicles;

identifying the at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the image captured by the monitoring device;

determining an orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle relative to the monitoring device based on the image captured by the monitoring device;

receiving vehicle information associated with the at least one identified self-driving vehicle using the monitoring device;

generating a graphic comprising the image captured by the monitoring device and a visual representation of the vehicle information, wherein the visual representation of the vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle relative to the monitoring device; and

displaying the graphic at the monitoring device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein identifying the at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle in the image captured by the monitoring device is based on at least one visual identifier tag on the at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle in the image captured by the monitoring device.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one identified self-driving vehicle is a first identified self-driving vehicle, the image is a first image, the vehicle information is first-vehicle information, the method further comprising:

capturing a second image of a second unidentified self-driving vehicle using the monitoring device;

identifying the second unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the second image captured by the monitoring device;

determining an orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the monitoring device based on the second image captured by the monitoring device; and

receiving second-vehicle information associated with the second identified self-driving vehicle using the monitoring device;

wherein the displayed graphic further comprises the first image and the visual representation of the first vehicle information in association with the first image, and the second image and a visual representation of the second-vehicle information in association with the second image, wherein the visual representation of the second-vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the monitoring device.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle-mission information.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle-environment information.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the graphic further comprises at least one input button for receiving commands for controlling the movement of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle, the at least one input button being oriented within the graphic relative to the orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle.

16. A system for monitoring a plurality of self-driving vehicles, comprising:

a fleet-management system for communicating with the plurality of self-driving vehicles;

a display terminal in communication with the fleet-management system;

one or more cameras in communication with the display terminal, at least one camera of the one or more cameras being adjacent to the display terminal; the display terminal having a display device, a processor, and a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to:

receive an image of at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle of the plurality of self-driving vehicles, the image captured by the at least one camera;

identify the at least one unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the image captured by the at least one camera;

determine an orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle relative to the at least one camera based on the image captured by the at least one camera;

receive vehicle information associated with the at least one identified self-driving vehicle;

generate a graphic comprising the image captured by the at least one camera and a visual representation of the vehicle information, wherein the visual representation of the vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle relative to the at least one camera; and

display the graphic on the display device.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured, when the instructions are executed, to receive vehicle information associated with the at least one identified self-driving vehicle from the fleet-management system based on the identity of the at least one identified self-driving vehicle.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle-state information.

19. The device of claim 1 , wherein the camera is a first camera, the at least one identified self-driving vehicle is a first identified self-driving vehicle, the image is a first image, the vehicle information is first-vehicle information, and when the instructions are executed, the processor is configured to:

receive a second image of a second unidentified self-driving vehicle of the plurality of self-driving vehicles, the second image captured by a second camera in communication with the processor;

identify the second unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the second image captured by the second camera;

determine an orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the second camera based on the second image captured by the second camera; and

receive second-vehicle information associated with the second identified self-driving vehicle;

wherein the displayed graphic comprises the first image and the visual representation of the first vehicle information in association with the first image, and the second image and a visual representation of the second-vehicle information in association with the second image, wherein the visual representation of the second-vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the second camera.

20. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one identified self-driving vehicle is a first identified self-driving vehicle, the image is a first image, the vehicle information is first-vehicle information, the method further comprising:

receiving a second image of a second unidentified self-driving vehicle of the plurality of self-driving vehicles, the second image captured by a second camera in communication with the processor;

identifying the second unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the second image captured by the second camera;

determining an orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the second camera based on the second image captured by the second camera; and

receiving second-vehicle information associated with the second identified self-driving vehicle;

wherein the displayed graphic comprises the first image and the visual representation of the first vehicle information in association with the first image, and the second image and a visual representation of the second-vehicle information in association with the second image, wherein the visual representation of the second-vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the second camera.

21. The system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one camera is a first camera, the at least one identified self-driving vehicle is a first identified self-driving vehicle, the image is a first image, the vehicle information is first-vehicle information, and when the instructions are executed, the processor is configured to:

receive a second image of a second unidentified self-driving vehicle of the plurality of self-driving vehicles, the second image captured by a second camera of the one or more cameras;

identify the second unidentified self-driving vehicle based on the second image captured by the second camera;

determine an orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the second camera based on the second image captured by the second camera; and

receive second-vehicle information associated with the second identified self-driving vehicle;

wherein the displayed graphic comprises the first image and the visual representation of the first vehicle information in association with the first image, and the second image and a visual representation of the second-vehicle information in association with the second image, wherein the visual representation of the second-vehicle information is oriented within the graphic based on the orientation of the second identified self-driving vehicle relative to the second camera.