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Autonomous path variation to distribute weight and wear

A path for an autonomous tractor to move a trailer from a start spot to an ending spot has at least one path segment and a variation indicator that indicates a path variant for the autonomous tractor …

DRIVE·May 26·1 min read

B60W30/06 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·Dec 5·2 min read

G05D1/0061 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING FUNCTIONS IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A system and method for allowing failover between an autonomously controlled braking system and a human controlled braking system in a truck having pneumatic brake lines is provided. A cab-mounted bra…

DRIVE·Jul 25·2 min read

B60T8/92 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·Jul 11·2 min read

B60D1/64 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED OPENING OF TRAILER DOORS

This invention provides a station for opening trailer swing doors that uses a sled with a manipulator arm and associated end effector/tool to perform the unlocking of the trailer lock rod, swinging op…

DRIVE·Jul 4·2 min read

G05D1/0061 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ARTICULATED TRAILER ANGLE

Systems and methods determine an angle of an articulated trailer relative to a tractor that the trailer is hitched to. An encoder is positioned beneath a fifth-wheel of a tractor to couples with a kin…

DRIVE·Jul 4·1 min read

G01S17/931 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

JACKSTAND FOR AUTOMATED TRAILER LOADING DOCK

Automated jackstand systems and methods deploy a jackstand to support a front end of a trailer parked at an automated loading dock. The jackstand prevents collapse of the trailer's landing gear and pr…

DRIVE·May 16·1 min read

B66F5/00 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·May 9·2 min read

G05D1/0061 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·Apr 25·2 min read

B60D1/64 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·Dec 28·2 min read

G05D1/0061 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

AUTONOMOUS TRAILER CONNECTIVITY

A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor. The trailer control box may validate and authenticating the message. The trailer control box may control an emerg…

DRIVE·May 11·1 min read

B60D1/62 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

TRAILER BRAKING THROUGH TRAILER SUPPLY LINE

Systems and methods allow for controlling brakes of a trailer coupled to a tractor. The systems and methods utilize an inversion valve input between an emergency brake controller and a trailer connect…

DRIVE·Apr 20·1 min read

B60T13/265 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·Mar 2·2 min read

G05D1/0061 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ARTICULATED TRAILER ANGLE

Systems and methods determine an angle of an articulated trailer relative to a tractor that the trailer is hitched to. An optical encoder is positioned beneath a fifth-wheel of a tractor to couples wi…

DRIVE·Dec 29·1 min read

G01S17/931 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

JACKSTAND FOR AUTOMATED TRAILER LOADING DOCK

Automated jackstand systems and methods deploy a jackstand to support a front end of a trailer parked at an automated loading dock. The jackstand prevents collapse of the trailer's landing gear and pr…

DRIVE·Aug 25·1 min read

B66F5/00 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trail…

DRIVE·May 19·2 min read

G05D1/0061 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AND MANAGING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERCHANGE ZONE

This provides a system and method for handling the interchange of trailers between an over the road (OTR) truck and an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck in a facility yard includes an interchange zon…

DRIVE·Jan 20·1 min read

B60W60/001 Outrider Technologies, Inc.

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Autonomous path variation to distribute weight and wear

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING FUNCTIONS IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED OPENING OF TRAILER DOORS

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ARTICULATED TRAILER ANGLE

JACKSTAND FOR AUTOMATED TRAILER LOADING DOCK

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

AUTONOMOUS TRAILER CONNECTIVITY

TRAILER BRAKING THROUGH TRAILER SUPPLY LINE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ARTICULATED TRAILER ANGLE

JACKSTAND FOR AUTOMATED TRAILER LOADING DOCK

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND HANDLING OF AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAULED THEREBY

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AND MANAGING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERCHANGE ZONE