Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for generating improved autonomous vehicle (AV) navigation route data and estimated time of arrival (ETA) data. A system may receive delivery data from an AV delivering a passenger or product, where the delivery data includes a delivery origin, a delivery destination, and an ETA and navigation route generated by the AV. The AV may have accurate short-term information, such as the next few navigation maneuvers planned by the AV. The system may be able to provide more accurate longer-term information, such as generating an overall calculated route and calculated completion time based a current location and the delivery destination. The system may receive updated short-term information and combine this information with the calculated route and calculated completion to generate a more accurate set of route data and ETA data.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for generating improved autonomous vehicle (AV) navigation route data and estimated time of arrival (ETA) data. A system may receive delivery data from an AV delivering a passenger or product, where the delivery data includes a delivery origin, a delivery destination, and an ETA and navigation route generated by the AV. The AV may have accurate short-term information, such as the next few navigation maneuvers planned by the AV. The system may be able to provide more accurate longer-term information, such as generating an overall calculated route and calculated completion time based a current location and the delivery destination. The system may receive updated short-term information and combine this information with the calculated route and calculated completion to generate a more accurate set of route data and ETA data.

Abstract: Provided are a data transmission control method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The data transmission control method can be applied to a first device which receives a data packet transmitted by a second device. The method includes: receiving a first data packet transmitted by the second device, and determining first time information corresponding to the first data packet; determining a network jitter degree value based on the first time information and second time information, in which the second time information is time information corresponding to a second data packet, and the second data packet is a data packet transmitted to the first device by the second device before transmitting the first data packet; and determining a retransmission timestamp based on the network jitter degree value, and sending the retransmission timestamp to the second device.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for managing a mixed fleet of vehicles to execute transportation services. A system may access transportation service request data describing a transportation service requested by a user via a user computing device. The system may determine that the first transportation service is not suitable for execution by at least one of a plurality of autonomous vehicles (AV). The system may prompt the user via the user computing device to make a modification to the transportation service to make it suitable for execution by the at least one of the plurality of AVs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle state management are provided. An offboard state service can obtain a vehicle command associated with changing an onboard-defined state of an autonomous vehicle. Data indicative of the command can be provided to a computing system onboard the autonomous vehicle. The onboard computing system can initiate a vehicle action in accordance with the command and provide a command response indicative of an updated vehicle status for the onboard-defined state to the state service. In response, the state service can update a current status for the onboard-defined state as represented by a vehicle profile corresponding to the autonomous vehicle. The state service can generate an update event indicative of the vehicle state and the updated current status and publish the update event to a distributed event stream such that a number of devices subscribed to the event stream can receive data indicative of the update event.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method for facilitating pairing of multiple entities. The method can include obtaining a vehicle pairing request for an autonomous vehicle of a vehicle provider comprising vehicle identification data. The method can include determining a temporary pairing code associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method can include providing the temporary pairing code to the vehicle provider. The method can include obtaining a device pairing request via an application executed by a user device, the device pairing request comprising the temporary pairing code and an operational certificate, the operational certificate comprising device identification data associated with the user device. The method can include pairing the user device and the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the device pairing request.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a verifying vehicle service readiness and controlling a vehicle. An example method can include communicating a service request and receiving a vehicle state payload including data descriptive of service condition item(s). The service condition item(s) can be descriptive of action(s) for placing an autonomous vehicle into appropriate condition for the vehicle service. The method can include providing, for display, the service condition item(s) to a user via a checklist element on an application. The method can include enabling a user ready element on the application based on a status of the service condition item(s) indicating that the autonomous vehicle is in appropriate condition for the vehicle service. The method can include receiving data indicative of an interaction by the user with the user ready element and, in response, communicating a request for a vehicle verification to the backend.

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle state management are provided. An offboard state service can obtain a vehicle command associated with changing an onboard-defined state of an autonomous vehicle. Data indicative of the command can be provided to a computing system onboard the autonomous vehicle. The onboard computing system can initiate a vehicle action in accordance with the command and provide a command response indicative of an updated vehicle status for the onboard-defined state to the state service. In response, the state service can update a current status for the onboard-defined state as represented by a vehicle profile corresponding to the autonomous vehicle. The state service can generate an update event indicative of the vehicle state and the updated current status and publish the update event to a distributed event stream such that a number of devices subscribed to the event stream can receive data indicative of the update event.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method for facilitating pairing of multiple entities. The method can include obtaining a vehicle pairing request for an autonomous vehicle of a vehicle provider comprising vehicle identification data. The method can include determining a temporary pairing code associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method can include providing the temporary pairing code to the vehicle provider. The method can include obtaining a device pairing request via an application executed by a user device, the device pairing request comprising the temporary pairing code and an operational certificate, the operational certificate comprising device identification data associated with the user device. The method can include pairing the user device and the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the device pairing request.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method for facilitating pairing of multiple entities. The method can include obtaining a vehicle pairing request for an autonomous vehicle of a vehicle provider comprising vehicle identification data. The method can include determining a temporary pairing code associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method can include providing the temporary pairing code to the vehicle provider. The method can include obtaining a device pairing request via an application executed by a user device, the device pairing request comprising the temporary pairing code and an operational certificate, the operational certificate comprising device identification data associated with the user device. The method can include pairing the user device and the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the device pairing request.

Abstract: A process for forming a back-sheet assembly for a photovoltaic module having multiple solar cells with back-side electrical contacts includes providing a substrate, adhering an electrically conductive metal circuit to the substrate, adhering release pads to the metal circuit in a pattern, adhering an insulating layer to the metal circuit, forming openings in said insulating layer in a pattern over the release pads, and filling the openings with electrically conductive material that is in electrical contact with the electrically conductive metal circuit. A process for forming a photovoltaic module with this back-sheet assembly is also provided. The back-sheet assembly and photovoltaic module made with the back-sheet assembly are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an integrated back-sheet for a back-contact solar cell module, which comprises: (i) a polymeric substrate having a back surface and a front surface; (ii) a tie layer comprising a back sub-layer and a front sub-layer, in which the back sub-layer is adhered to the front surface of the polymeric substrate, and in which the back sub-layer is comprised of one or more ethylene copolymers and the front sub-layer is comprised of a blend of one or more ethylene copolymers and one or more polyolefins at a weight ratio of about 3:97-60:40 or about 5:95-55:45; and (iii) electrically conductive metal circuits adhered to the front sub-layer of the tie layer.

Abstract: An integrated back sheet with an aluminum conductive circuit and a back-contact photovoltaic module are provided. In the integrated back sheet and the back-contact photovoltaic module, metallic conductive parts are directly welded in a certain pattern onto the front side of the aluminum conductive circuit by ultrasonic welding. Electrical bonding parts connect the metallic conductive parts through an insulation layer to the electric back contacts of a photovoltaic cell. A method of making the integrated back sheet with an aluminum conductive circuit and a back-contact photovoltaic module incorporating the integrated back sheet are also provided.

Abstract: An integrated back-sheet for a back contact photovoltaic module is provided. The integrated back-sheet is formed from a polymer substrate and a conductive metal foil that is die cut to provide a metal foil circuit that is adhered to the polymer substrate. A back contact solar cell module incorporating the integrated back-sheet with the die cut metal foil circuit is also provided. Processes for forming such integrated back-sheets and back contact solar cell modules are also provided.

Abstract: A process for forming a back-sheet assembly for a photovoltaic module having multiple solar cells with back-side electrical contacts includes providing a substrate, adhering an electrically conductive metal circuit to the substrate, adhering release pads to the metal circuit in a pattern, adhering an insulating layer to the metal circuit, forming openings in said insulating layer in a pattern over the release pads, and filling the openings with electrically conductive material that is in electrical contact with the electrically conductive metal circuit. A process for forming a photovoltaic module with this back-sheet assembly is also provided. The back-sheet assembly and photovoltaic module made with the back-sheet assembly are also provided.

Abstract: An assembly for forming a back-contact photovoltaic module includes an integrated back-sheet with a substrate, an electrically conductive metal circuit adhered to a front surface of the substrate, and a back insulating layer adhered to the electrically conductive metal circuit. The back insulating layer has openings aligned with the electrically conductive metal circuit and with electrical contacts on the back side of a back-contact solar cell. A front sheet and front encapsulant layer are provided on a front surface of the solar cell. The back insulating layer or the front encapsulant layer has a concave opening that complements the solar cell profile. When the back-contact solar cell is received in the concave opening, the electrical contacts on the back side of the solar cell align with the openings of the back insulating layer and with the electrically conductive metal circuit. A process for forming the described assembly is also provided.