Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to autonomous vehicles comprising at least one interior compartment including: at least one table; at least one seating unit; at least one closet; at least one window configured to transition between a substantially transparent state and a substantially opaque state and to display at least navigational information; at least one vanity; at least one storage area; or combinations thereof; wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in at least an autonomous mode. In some instance, the vehicle may not include steering equipment (e.g., steering wheel) and/or acceleration or deceleration equipment (e.g., a gas or brake pedal).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 12, 2017
Date of Patent:
July 9, 2019
Assignee:
Pony.ai, Inc.
Inventors:
Sinan Xiao, Zhuo Zhang, Xiang Yu, Tiancheng Lou, Jun Peng, Hao Song, Jie Hou, Yiming Liu