Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a pin that is pushed in between two spokes of a wheel to lock the vehicle and removed from between the spokes of the wheel to unlock the vehicle. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a pin holster for securing the pin while the vehicle is unlocked. In some embodiments, a single-sided lock mechanism may be permanently affixed to and/or built in to a vehicle, increasing the ease of use of the single-sided lock by preventing users from misplacing the lock. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a mechanism for preventing accidental re-locking of a lock that has just been unlocked, further improving the user experience. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating and transmitting autonomous vehicle prepositioning instructions to improve network coverage. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems subdivide a geographic transportation service area into subregions, generate a set of waypoints and circuits for the subregions. Moreover, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize an optimization model to assign autonomous vehicles to the set of waypoints and circuits and transmit digital prepositioning instructions to the autonomous vehicles to traverse the waypoints and circuits.

Abstract: Methods and systems for correcting errors in transportation routes are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transportation request that includes at least two locations. A first route prediction may be generated based on a first set of previously-completed routes associated with the at least two locations. A first predictive model may compare the first route prediction with route information associated with a second set of previously-completed routes identified based on the first route prediction. A second route prediction may be generated based on the comparison and may be sent to a mobile device for presentation to a user.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to seat clamp assemblies for micro-mobility transit vehicles are disclosed. A seat post clamp assembly may include a seat clamp configured to physically secure the seat post clamp assembly to a seat post tube of the micro-mobility transit vehicle. The seat clamp may further include an adjustment handle coupled to the seat clamp via a first fastener and a second fastener. The first fastener may be inserted through a first through-hole of the seat clamp, a second through-hole of the seat clamp, and a first fastener slot disposed in the adjustment handle. The first fastener may be received in a first axle disposed in the adjustment handle. The second fastener may be inserted through a third through-hole of the seat clamp and a second fastener slot of the adjustment handle. The second fastener may be received in a second axle disposed in the adjustment handle.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) receive first data of one or more geographical environments from a first type of localization sensor, (ii) receive second data of the one or more geographical environments from a second type of localization sensor, (iii) determine constraints from the first data and the second data, (iv) determine shared pose data associated with both of the first data and the second data using the constraints determined from both the first data and the second data by determining one or more sequences of common poses between respective poses generated from each of the first and second data, wherein the shared pose data provides a common coordinate frame for the first data and the second data, and (v) generate a map of the one or more geographical environments using the determined shared pose data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of available locations for a vehicle to pick up or drop off a user in an area based on sensor data that is captured by the vehicle and is associated with physical characteristics of the area. The method includes calculating a viability value for each of the plurality of available locations. The viability value is calculated based on the physical characteristics of the area as determined from the sensor data. The method includes ranking the plurality of available locations according to the viability values of the plurality of available locations. An available location with a higher viability value is ranked above an available location with a lower viability value. The method includes sending instructions to present, on a computing device, one or more selectable locations of the plurality of available locations based on the ranking.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include matching transportation requests. By collecting and batching match requests over an extended period, a dynamic transportation matching system may identify more efficient matches (e.g., may match transportation requests with greater overlaps). In addition, by dynamically setting and/or extending the upper bound of time that a transportation request may remain batched with other transportation requests, the dynamic transportation matching system may account for contextual information thereby situationally improving matching efficiencies made possible with higher upper bounds while avoiding requestor dissatisfaction, lost conversions, or other inefficiencies that may result from upper bounds that are too high.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a transportation matching system that manages the allocation of transportation providers by training and utilizing multiple machine-learning models to identify, allocate, and serve specific transportation providers with customized opportunities to relocate the transportation providers between geocoded areas in a geocoded region. For instance, the transportation matching system trains and utilizes an incremental provider model, a provider allocation model, and personalized provider behavioral models as well as a customized provider interface generator to satisfy anticipated transportation requests and improve transportation matching within a geocoded region.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying a transportation task within a dynamic transportation network, accessing a database of door closing event locations, wherein the database is populated from observed door closing events within the dynamic transportation network, determining location information specifying at least one of a pickup location and a drop-off location for the transportation task based at least in part on the database of door closing event locations, and providing the location information to a transportation provider computing device, wherein a transportation provider performs the transportation task that comprises at least one of picking up a transportation requestor at the pickup location and dropping off the transportation requestor at the drop-off location. Other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining a connectivity model associated with a region of a road network, wherein the connectivity model was trained using vehicle traffic-pattern data comprising a first lane identifier and a second lane identifier indicating one or more lanes associated with a vehicle trajectory through the region and a traffic-light state corresponding to signal information of traffic lights in the region when a vehicle moved through the region, determining for at least one egress lane in the region based on the connectivity model a lane relationship indicating one or more ingress lanes in the region onto which a vehicle in the egress lane can move and one or more governing traffic lights selected from the traffic lights in the region that govern the egress lane, and encoding the lane relationship and the one or more governing traffic lights into a map of the region.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for docking vehicles includes a housing structure comprising two side portions and a top portion connecting the two side portions, the two side portions and the top portion forming a cavity for receiving a portion of a vehicle, an electrically-powered locking assembly, carried by the housing structure, for securing the housing structure to the vehicle in response to the portion of the vehicle being received by the cavity of the housing structure, an electrically-powered communication device, coupled to the housing structure, for enabling data communication over a network, and a solar panel, carried by an external surface of one of the side portions of the housing structure, for independently converting light received by the solar panel into electrical energy.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sets of measurement parameters associated with a sensed object and respectively captured by sensors. The method includes determining a relative orientation between the sensors based on comparison of the received sets of measurement parameters. The method includes determining one or more calibration factors based on comparing the determined relative orientation between sensors to an expected relative orientation between the sensors. The method includes applying at least one of the determined calibration factors to one or more of the measurement parameters captured by the sensors.

Abstract: The present application discloses systems, methods, and computer-readable media that can dynamically control a number of provider devices operating in a prioritized-dispatch mode by determining a range of prioritized-dispatch-mode slots for a target time based on differences between value metrics received by provider devices operating in multiple dispatch modes and sending availability nudges to provider devices based on the range of prioritized-dispatch-mode slots. For instance, the disclosed systems can generate a threshold-noticeable-value difference between historical value metrics received by provider devices while operating in a prioritized-dispatch mode and in a basic-dispatch mode. Based on the threshold-noticeable-value difference, the disclosed systems determine a range of slots for the prioritized-dispatch mode during a target time period for a geographic area.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved transitioning and updating of navigations modes for multi-modal transportation routes are presented. A transportation route may be received that includes a first segment associated with a first modality and a second segment associated with a second modality. A first interface associated with the first modality may be displayed and a trigger event associated with the first segment may be detected. In response, a second interface may be displayed that is associated with the second modality.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the curation of map data. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing map data to present to a data curator for substantially optimal quality assurance. Further, the present invention relates to a tool for a data curator to verify map data. According to a first aspect, there is provided a method comprising: generating a plurality of interdependent map portions from a global map; determining, from the plurality of interdependent map portions, at least one interdependent map portion that requires validation; creating at least one group of interdependent map portions, the group of interdependent map portions comprising: the determined at least one interdependent map portion that requires validation; and at least one additional interdependent map portion; and outputting the at least one group of interdependent map portions for validation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes a computing system collecting first sensor data, of a particular geographic location, from a first type of sensor. The computing system may process the first sensor data to identify one or more first objects at the particular geographic location. The computing system may access an existing high-definition (HD) map associated with the particular geographic location. The existing HD map includes one or more second objects and is generating using second sensor data collected with a second type of sensor. The computing system may determine whether the one or more first objects are included in the existing HD map. In response to determining that the one or more first objects are not included in the existing HD map, the computing system may update the existing HD map to generate an updated HD map that includes the first objects and the second objects.

Abstract: A micromobility transit vehicle may include a wheel, an electric motor associated with the wheel, and a motor controller configured to control a motive force provided by the electric motor to the wheel. The motor controller may include a printed circuit board (PCB), one or more MOSFETs attached to the PCB, and a respective aperture defined through the PCB below each MOSFET. The motor controller may include a thermal assembly associated with each MOSFET and capable of dissipating heat from the MOSFETs to a heat sink. Each thermal assembly may include a heat transfer plug positioned at least partially within an associated aperture of the PCBA to contact an associated MOSFET, and a thermal interface material positioned between the heat transfer plug and the heat sink and capable of dissipating heat from the heat transfer plug to the heat sink.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from a sensor array of a vehicle while traveling on a road. The method includes determining a confidence score for a classification of an object based on the sensor data. The method includes generating an object graphic corresponding to the object based on the confidence score for the classification of the object. The method includes retrieving, from one or more third-party systems, third-party data associated with an environment in proximity to the object and associated with the road based on the classification. The method includes generating an overlay graphic corresponding to the environment in proximity to the object based on the third-party data. The method includes providing for display the object graphic rendered in association with the overlay graphic corresponding to the environment.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data associated with an object external to a vehicle. The sensor data includes a sequence of data packets. Each data packet corresponds to a time frame in a sequence of time frames. The method includes determining a classification of the object based at least on the sensor data, determining that a particular data packet corresponding to a particular time frame in the sequence of time frames is corrupt or missing, generating a replacement data packet based on one or more data packets that correspond to one or more time frames adjacent to the particular time frame, generating a sequence of visual representations of the object corresponding to the sequence of time frames. At least one visual representation in the sequence of visual representations corresponding to the particular time frame is generated based on the replacement data packet.

Abstract: In one embodiment a pickup location and a destination location associated with a subscriber to a first transportation service are accessed. A first route from the pickup location to the destination location is identified, the first route comprising a plurality of segments, wherein a first segment of the plurality of segments of the first route is to be serviced by a driver of the first transportation service using a first type of transportation vehicle, and wherein a second segment of the plurality of segments of the first route is to be serviced by a second transportation service using a second type of transportation vehicle. The driver of the first transportation service is directed to service the first segment of the plurality of segments of the first route.