Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D31/00—Superstructures for passenger vehicles
  • B62D31/003—Superstructures for passenger vehicles compact cars, e.g. city cars
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
  • B60L50/00—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle
  • B60L50/50—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
  • B60L50/60—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
  • B60L50/64—Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
  • B60L53/00—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
  • B60L53/60—Monitoring or controlling charging stations
  • B60L53/66—Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
  • B60L53/00—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
  • B60L53/80—Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D53/00—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains
  • B62D53/04—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle's load by having supporting means for the front or rear part of the other vehicle
  • B62D53/045—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle's load by having supporting means for the front or rear part of the other vehicle with rigid linkage in the horizontal plane
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D59/00—Trailers with driven ground wheels or the like
  • B62D59/02—Trailers with driven ground wheels or the like driven from external propulsion unit
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D63/00—Motor vehicles or trailers not otherwise provided for
  • B62D63/02—Motor vehicles
  • B62D63/025—Modular vehicles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
  • B60L2260/00—Operating Modes
  • B60L2260/20—Drive modes; Transition between modes
  • B60L2260/32—Auto pilot mode

Definitions

• the present disclosure is related to a personal transportation system, which help people travel from one place to another place in cheap way.
• the existing personal transportation system includes sedan SUV Pickup etc. small vehicles, these small transportation systems may have engine, transmission system, wheel control system, auto self-drive system, brake system, passengers container, energy storage system etc. However, most people use the vehicle is less an hour everyday, and in the most time, vehicle is idle. Although there are Uber Lyft etc. shared vehicle apps on the market, but most people would like their own vehicle cause they prefer personal own space than a share space according to consider personal affinity decoration, store personal items, hygiene problems, familiar situation etc.
• the present disclosure provides a new transportation system, comprises an auto self-driving vehicle tractor and a passenger carrier, and the vehicle tractor has auto self-driving function. The customers only need to buy or lease the passenger carrier, and rent the tractor when they intend to travel, once they complete travel, cancel the tractor service and it disconnects with passenger carrier and drives away for serving other customers.
• a personal transportation system comprise two parts, an auto self-driving vehicle tractor and a passengers container.
• the customers can buy or lease the passengers container, and some companies offer renting auto self-driving vehicle tractor service.
• a customer intends to travel orders the tractor rent service through cell phone or other electric devices, and choose the color, size, engine power etc. of tractor based on personal affinities, then the tractor receives the order and auto self-drives to the customer's passengers carrier and auto connects it in a short time (a few minutes).
• the passenger carrier and vehicle tractor combine together and passengers ride on passenger carrier for traveling.
• the vehicle tractor disconnects with passenger carrier and auto self-drives to service stations or other customers.
• This art decreases the idle vehicle engines number globally and customers spend less money to buy passenger carrier compared with buy the whole vehicle.
• this disclosure gives a method and system for the auto self-driving vehicle tractor renting service, which include the membership registration, customers choose monthly or yearly pay service or base on distance to charge etc.
• FIG.l is a perspective view illustrating an aspect of a transportation system in combine configuration.
• FIG. 2A is a perspective view illustrating an aspect of the auto self-driving vehicle tractor of a transportation system.
• FIG. 2B is a perspective view illustrating an aspect of the passenger carrier of the transportation system.
• FIG BA - 3C are perspective view illustrating some configurations of the vehicle tractor.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the passenger carrier with front wheel.
• FIG. 5 illustrates a system for renting the vehicle tractor for traveling .
• FIG. 6 illustrates a register vehicle tractor membership system
• FIG. 7 illustrates a vehicle tractor payment system, which includes monthly or yearly payment packages and distance payment system.
• a new transportation system includes an auto self-driving vehicle tractor and a passengers carrier.
• the auto self-driving vehicle tractor has auto self-driving system, and may connect with passengers carrier for traveling, and the vehicle tractor may separate with passenger carrier, and travel alone.
• FIG 1. illustrates the new transportation system 10 comprise the auto self-driving vehicle tractor 1 and the passenger carrier 2. A few legs 4 may be deposited beneath the passenger carrier.
• the vehicle tractor and passenger carrier 2 can connect by a tractor connector 3 and a carrier connector 6 showed in FIG. 2A -2B.
• FIG. 2A illustrates the auto self-driving vehicle tractor 1 may comprise the connector system 3, and two or more wheels 5 in FIG. 3A-3C. And the auto self-driving vehicle tractor may comprise engines, brake system, transmission system, energy storage system, central computer, a connector system etc.
• FIG. 2B illustrates the passengers carrier 2 may comprise the passenger carrier connector system 6, legs 4, and two or more wheels etc.
• the passenger carrier 2 may comprise engines, brake system, transmission system, energy storage system, central computer, a connector system, doors, seats, seat belts, personal items storage space, entertainment system, etc.
• the vehicle tractor 1 and passenger carrier 2 may combine together for traveling, and when the vehicle tractor connector system 3 disconnects with passengers carrier connector system 6, the auto self-driving vehicle tractor 1 may travel alone by its auto self-driving system.
• the passenger carrier 2 may have engine(s) or motor(s) or lower speed engine (s) or motor (s) and transmission system.
• the vehicle tractor 1 engine drives the passenger carrier 2 wheels through the transmission system, or a compute controls vehicle tractor 1 wheels and passenger carrier wheels, so the personal transportation system 10 can travel at all wheels drive model or 4 wheels drive model to increase the vehicle running stability when running on wet snow or ice or off-pavement roads.
• the passengers carrier 2 may comprise some legs 4, and these legs can help passenger carrier stands on the ground when in parking configuration. And the legs 4 can draw back and hide beneath the carrier 2 when auto self driving vehicle tractor 1 connects the passengers carrier 2 to prepare for traveling showed in FIG.l.
• the auto self-driving vehicle tractor may comprise 3 or more wheels 5.
• the passenger carrier may comprise 3 or more wheels 7 for standing.
• FIG. 5 illustrates the exemplary procedures to rent auto self-driving vehicle tractor 1 by registered customers.
• Registered customer opens the rent app through cell phone or other electric devices, begin from the step 21 to choose one of his or her vehicles, if he or she has more than one registered vehicles. And then customer inputs the destination, and the color power size of wanted tractor at step 22, then the rent app system shows nearby available vehicle tractors and the time of tractors arrive at the customer position 23.
• the customer chooses the vehicle tractor, then the system asks the customer if he or she is a monthly or yearly pay member? 24, if the customer chooses Yes, then the system checks if the customer added mileages are over the package covered mileages? If the customer added mileages is still not over package covered mileages, the system finish order 29.
• system asks customer, if he or she want to switch to used distance plan 26? if customer chooses YES, then the system shows the trip price and trip distance ( kilometers or miles) 27. If the customer chooses NO, then the system skips to customer monthly yearly pay packages procedures illustrated in FIG. 7. After customer chooses a monthly or yearly plan, then system continues to complete order 29. Once the order is completed, the system sends notice to the vehicle tractor 1, and it auto self-drives to customer carrier's position, simultaneously the system shows the map and vehicle tractor information BO. The auto self-driving vehicle tractor arrives the customer carrier's position and auto connects with passenger carrier 31, and combine together. Then the whole vehicle system 10 auto self-drives to the destination 32. After customer confirms 33 successfully to arrive at the destination, the vehicle tractor disconnects with passenger carrier and auto self-drives to other customer position or company service places 34.
• FIG. 6 provides the exemplary procedures of register membership by customers.
• the customer opens the app on cell phone or other electric devices, input the passenger carrier model 41, system shows the step of choosing the monthly or yearly pay packages or distance pay 42. Then the customer chooses monthly or yearly pay packages 44 or used distance pay 43, and system asks the customer does has other vehicle 45, if customer wants to register other passenger carrier into program, and choose YES, the system will repeat the same procedures for registration, if customer doesn't have other passenger carrier, then chooses NO, the system finishes the member registration 46.
• FIG. 7 illustrates the exemplary procedures of choosing monthly or yearly pay packages 51.
• the system shows monthly package 1 and cover number A mileage 52, and other monthly pay packages cover different number mileages, or customer chooses a yearly pay plan, the system shows yearly package 1: cover number F mileage 54 and other yearly pay packages. The customer chooses one package and complete monthly or yearly pay registration 55.

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