Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for navigating vehicles along a roadway are described. A transportation system can control a set of autonomous vehicles navigating along a section of a roadway by providing a set of moving position-targets. The set of autonomous vehicles includes a first vehicle following a first moving position-target. The system determines a priority path for a second vehicle having a right-of-way priority along the section of the roadway, and associated with an exclusion area. The system then determines, based on location information for the first vehicle, that the first vehicle interferes with the exclusion area. A revised moving position-target is configured to remove the first vehicle from the exclusion area. The system then transmits, to the first vehicle, route information corresponding to the revised moving position-target, causing the first vehicle to avoid the exclusion area.

Abstract: A method may include receiving a trip request specifying an origin boarding zone in the first roadway system and a destination boarding zone in a second roadway system, wherein the first control system is configured to determine vehicle paths within the first roadway system and the second roadway system includes a second control system configured to determine vehicle paths within the second roadway system, selecting a vehicle, determining a first path segment for the trip request, selecting a first moving position-target, requesting, from the second control system of the second roadway system, a second path segment, and a second moving position-target, and causing the vehicle to travel along the portion of the first trunk lane, and at the transition zone, transition from following the first moving position-target to following the second moving position-target.

Abstract: A passenger vehicle optical communication system includes a source vehicle including a light source and an endpoint vehicle including a camera. The source vehicle transmits a series of patterns using the light source to communicate, as one example, state information to the endpoint vehicle.

Abstract: A passenger vehicle optical communication system includes a source vehicle including a light source and an endpoint vehicle including a camera. The source vehicle transmits a series of patterns using the light source to communicate, as one example, state information to the endpoint vehicle.

Abstract: A transportation system for autonomous vehicles may include a control system configured to determine respective vehicle trajectories for respective autonomous vehicles and to provide the respective vehicle trajectories to the respective autonomous vehicles. The transportation system may also include a pair of roadways extending alongside one another and physically divided from one another, a first roadway of the pair of roadways configured for vehicle travel in a first direction, and a second roadway of the pair of roadways configured for vehicle travel in a second direction opposite the first direction, a boarding zone that is vertically separated from the pair of roadways and includes a set of boarding slots configured to receive autonomous vehicles, and a mixing zone adjacent the set of boarding slots and configured to allow vehicle access to the set of boarding slots for vehicles from the first roadway and the second roadway.

Abstract: An electronic device housing comprising a device enclosure with electronic components mounted inside the enclosure is disclosed. Mounted between the electronic device housing and the device enclosure is a thermally reflective electrical insulator configured to reduce external heating of the enclosure by the electronic components contained therein. Such an arrangement reflects heat generated by internal electronic components back inside the device enclosure, thereby reducing the external temperature of the electronic device housing. The electronic device housing, for example, pertains to a portable computer. Additionally, a method for reducing the external temperature of a computer housing for a portable computer is disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device housing comprising a device enclosure with electronic components mounted inside the enclosure is disclosed. Mounted between the electronic device housing and the device enclosure is a thermally reflective electrical insulator configured to reduce external heating of the enclosure by the electronic components contained therein. Such an arrangement reflects heat generated by internal electronic components back inside the device enclosure, thereby reducing the external temperature of the electronic device housing. The electronic device housing, for example, pertains to a portable computer. Additionally, a method for reducing the external temperature of a computer housing for a portable computer is disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid vessel capable of sensing the temperature of its liquid contents and outputting a time based on the temperature. The time can be, for example, an estimate of the time that remains before the contents reach a specified temperature range and/or an estimate of the time that remains while the liquid is within the specified temperature range.