Patent 10409282 was granted and assigned to NuTonomy on September, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In general, an indication is received through a user interface of an intention of a potential rider to use an autonomous vehicle. In response to the receipt of the indication, a hailing request is sent by a signaling mode to at least one autonomous vehicle that can receive the hailing request directly in accordance with the signaling mode.