#Lyft, Inc.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PICKUP AND DROP-OFF MANAGEMENT

In one embodiment, a transportation system may receive a ride request including a pickup location and a drop-off location. The system may match the ride request to an autonomous vehicle. Subsequent to…

DRIVE·Jun 11·1 min read

G01C21/3407 Lyft, Inc.

WHEEL MOVEMENT TRIGGER FOR BATTERY WAKE-UP SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A computer-implemented method includes receiving one or more dynamo signals generated by a dynamo associated with a physical component of a micromobility transit vehicle. The one or more dynamo signal…

DRIVE·Jun 4·1 min read

B60L58/10 Lyft, Inc.

Universal sensor assembly for vehicles

A method for facilitating the collection of sensor data and vehicle data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle is provided. The method includes storing sensor data and vehicle data to a portabl…

DRIVE·May 26·1 min read

G01S13/931 Lyft, Inc.

ILLUMINATED COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WITHIN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

A communication unit for attachment to a vehicle is provided. The communication unit may include a housing, a mount, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and an ambient temperature sensor. The hou…

DRIVE·Apr 2·2 min read

B60Q1/543 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LANE DATA USING VEHICLE TRAJECTORY SAMPLING

Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) identify a set of vehicle trajectories that are associated with a segment of a road network, (ii) identify a first clus…

DRIVE·Mar 19·2 min read

G06V20/588 Lyft, Inc.

VEHICLE DOCKING STATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS

In one embodiment, a method of installing a modular micro-mobility fleet vehicle docking system includes: providing multiple base platforms, each including platform interlock feature(s) extending alon…

DRIVE·Jan 9·1 min read

B60L53/31 Lyft, Inc.

ILLUMINATED COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WITHIN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

A communication unit for attachment to a vehicle is provided. The communication unit may include a housing, a mount, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and a thermal architecture. The housing ma…

DRIVE·Dec 26·2 min read

B60Q1/543 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING MAPS AND EVALUATING MAP ACCURACY BASED ON COLLECTED IMAGE DATA

Examples disclosed herein involve a computing system configured to (i) receive image data captured by an image-capture device; (ii) based on the received image data, generate a set of map update tasks…

DRIVE·Dec 26·1 min read

G06F16/2365 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFLINE AND ONLINE VEHICLE USAGE FOR VOLUME-BASED METRICS

The disclosed system may include a non-transitory memory and one or more hardware processors configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory to perform operations including determini…

DRIVE·Nov 7·1 min read

G06Q30/0284 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN ENVIRONMENT EXTERNAL TO A PERSONAL MOBILE VEHICLE IN A FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

In one embodiment, a method includes a computing system obtaining, via one or more sensors of a personal mobile vehicle (PMV), a reflection signal indicating a characteristic of a road surface of an e…

DRIVE·Oct 31·2 min read

B60W50/14 Lyft, Inc.

DYNAMIC GEOLOCATION OPTIMIZATION OF PICKUP LOCATIONS USING LOCATION SCORES

Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for determining alternate request locations based on a pickup location score (PLoS) of a location associated with transportation request …

DRIVE·Oct 10·1 min read

G01C21/3438 Lyft, Inc.

GUIDED BATCHING

The present invention provides a method of generating a robust global map using a plurality of limited field-of-view cameras to capture an environment. Provided is a method for generating a three-dime…

DRIVE·Sep 26·1 min read

G06T7/74 Lyft, Inc.

MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLE BATTERY CONNECTION AND LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS

In one embodiment, a micromobility transit vehicle includes a frame including a downtube having a recess, a battery configured to be received within the recess of the downtube such that an external su…

DRIVE·Sep 5·1 min read

B60L50/64 Lyft, Inc.

Autonomous-Vehicle Dispatch Based on Fleet-Level Target Objectives

In one embodiment, a method includes one or more computing systems determining a fleet-level objective for a vehicle. The fleet-level objective is associated with instructing the vehicle to travel a r…

DRIVE·Aug 29·1 min read

G05D1/0291 Lyft, Inc.

Tandem Riding Detection on Personal Mobility Vehicles

In particular embodiments, a computing system may collect, for each ride of a plurality of rides, first ride data associated with a user riding a personal mobility vehicle during a certain time period…

DRIVE·Aug 29·2 min read

G01C21/3438 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DERIVING AN AGENT TRAJECTORY BASED ON MULTIPLE IMAGE SOURCES

Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) derive, from a first set of one or more images captured by a monocular camera associated with a vehicle, a first set of…

DRIVE·Aug 8·1 min read

G06V20/56 Lyft, Inc.

CASUAL DRIVER RIDE SHARING

A system for casual driver ride sharing includes an interface and processor. The interface is to receive a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user. Th…

DRIVE·Jul 11·1 min read

G01C21/3438 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING DECISIONS BASED ON DOOR USAGE DATA

The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying a transportation task within a dynamic transportation network, accessing a database of door closing event locations, wherein the datab…

DRIVE·Jul 11·1 min read

G01C21/3453 Lyft, Inc.

PROVIDING INFORMATION TO USERS OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USING AUGMENTED REALITY ELEMENTS

The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for an augmented reality transportation system. For example, the systems and methods described herein present an augmented reality environ…

DRIVE·Jun 20·1 min read

G01C21/3638 Lyft, Inc.

LOCALIZING TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS UTILIZING AN IMAGE BASED TRANSPORTATION REQUEST INTERFACE

The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to the disclosed embodiments, the transportation matching…

DRIVE·May 23·1 min read

G01C21/32 Lyft, Inc.

Calibration of Vehicle Sensor Array Alignment

In one embodiment, a method includes detecting multiple reference markers on a vehicle and multiple reference markers on a sensor array attached to the vehicle. The method includes determining a pose …

DRIVE·May 2·2 min read

B60R11/04 Lyft, Inc.

IDENTIFYING OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY IN A SITUATIONAL-AWARENESS VIEW OF AN AUTONOMOUS-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data associated with an object external to a vehicle. The sensor data includes a sequence of data packets. Each data packet corresponds to a time …

DRIVE·Apr 18·2 min read

G01C21/3638 Lyft, Inc.

USING A PREDICTIVE REQUEST MODEL TO OPTIMIZE PROVIDER RESOURCES

The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching syste…

DRIVE·Apr 18·1 min read

G08G1/202 Lyft, Inc.

WHEEL MOVEMENT TRIGGER FOR BATTERY WAKE-UP SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A micromobility transit vehicle may include a wheel, a dynamo, a control module, and a battery. The dynamo may be associated with the wheel and configured to transmit a first signal based at least on …

DRIVE·Mar 28·1 min read

B60L58/10 Lyft, Inc.

Evaluating and Presenting Pick-Up and Drop-Off Locations in a Situational Awareness View of an Autonomous Vehicle

In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of available locations for a vehicle to pick up or drop off a user in an area based on sensor data that is captured by the vehicle and is a…

DRIVE·Mar 7·2 min read

G01C21/3638 Lyft, Inc.

VEHICLE BATTERY INTEGRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide modular battery assemblies for micro-mobility fleet vehicles. A modular battery assembly for a micro-mobility fleet vehicle includes a batte…

DRIVE·Feb 1·1 min read

B60L50/64 Lyft, Inc.

TRANSPORTATION ROUTE ERROR DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT

Methods and systems for correcting errors in transportation routes are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transportation request that includes at least two loc…

DRIVE·Jan 25·1 min read

G01C21/3438 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MAP MATCHED LOCATIONS ON A CLIENT DEVICE

A client device is configured to (i) based on initial sensor data and a road network graph maintained on the client device, determine a set of particles corresponding to the road network graph, each p…

DRIVE·Jan 25·2 min read

G01C21/3407 Lyft, Inc.

RENDERING LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE ICONS WITHIN A GRAPHICAL MAP DISPLAY

This disclosure describes a vehicle-icon-animation system that determines render orientations for rendering a vehicle icon to represent a public transportation vehicle traveling along a predicted rout…

DRIVE·Jan 11·1 min read

G01C21/343 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

The disclosed computer-implemented method may include displaying vehicle environment awareness. In some embodiments, a visualization system may display an abstract representation of a vehicle's physic…

DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min read

G06T11/60 Lyft, Inc.

DETERMINING RIDERSHIP ERRORS BY ANALYZING PROVIDER-REQUESTOR CONSISTENCY SIGNALS ACROSS RIDE STAGES

The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer readable media, and methods for detecting and providing a digital notification of whether a ridership error exists. For instance, a r…

DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min read

G01C21/3415 Lyft, Inc.

APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CHARGING PERSONAL MOBILITY VEHICLES VIA DOCKS

The disclosed apparatus may include a mount component that is mountable to a structural component of a personal mobility vehicle and a dock interface component that is adapted to securely interface wi…

DRIVE·Nov 23·1 min read

B60L53/31 Lyft, Inc.

OPTIMIZING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS THROUGH DYNAMIC USER INTERFACES

The present disclosure relates to providing a dynamic graphical user interface for efficiently presenting users with relevant ride information throughout the fulfilment of a ride request. In some embo…

DRIVE·Oct 26·1 min read

G06F3/0481 Lyft, Inc.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PICKUP AND DROP-OFF MANAGEMENT

In one embodiment, a transportation system may receive a ride request of a requestor from a requestor computing device. In response to receiving the ride request, the transportation system may present…

DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min read

G05D1/021 Lyft, Inc.

MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLES

Motor control systems and methods for micromobility transit vehicles are provided. A micromobility transit vehicle may include an electric motor configured to drive a rotation of a wheel. The electric…

DRIVE·Sep 21·1 min read

B62H5/18 Lyft, Inc.

MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLES

DRIVE·Sep 21·1 min read

B62H5/18 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING DECISIONS BASED ON DOOR USAGE DATA

DRIVE·Sep 14·1 min read

G01C21/3453 Lyft, Inc.

DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER POOL SIZE

The disclosed systems can regulate access to an online mode for a dynamic transportation matching system. For example, based on a provider efficiency parameter associated with the dynamic transportati…

DRIVE·Sep 14·1 min read

G06Q30/0284 Lyft, Inc.

LOCALIZING TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS UTILIZING AN IMAGE BASED TRANSPORTATION REQUEST INTERFACE

DRIVE·Jul 6·1 min read

G01C21/3638 Lyft, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING MAPS AND EVALUATING MAP ACCURACY BASED ON COLLECTED IMAGE DATA

Examples disclosed herein involve a computing system configured to (i) receive, from an image-capture device, image-capture metadata that provides information about a set of images that were passively…

DRIVE·Jun 29·1 min read

G06F16/2365 Lyft, Inc.