Autonomous Ride-Hailing Platform Using Smart Contract Bidding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous vehicle systems lack a unified platform for users to hail rides from multiple manufacturers, expose users to excessive advertising, and fail to provide services to low-income individuals effectively.
Innovation Solution
An autonomous transportation system utilizing a smart contract blockchain to facilitate connections between end users and vehicle operators, allowing users to define bid parameters and vehicle operators to set vehicle parameters, with a smart contract coordinating bids and storage on a blockchain system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If every manufacturer creates an application to allow end users to hail vehicles, then each manufacturer can control their own service quality, but end users are exposed to a glut of ride-hailing applications and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple manufacturer-specific ride-hailing applications into a single unified application that interfaces with multiple autonomous vehicle manufacturers. This unified application consolidates the user experience, allowing users to hail rides from different manufacturers through one interface rather than requiring separate applications for each manufacturer.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified ride-hailing application performs multiple functions: it serves as the interface for users to hail rides, manages connections between users and multiple manufacturers, handles bidding processes, and coordinates vehicle dispatch. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate manufacturer-specific applications.
2Productivity
If traditional ride-hailing systems display advertising to users, then businesses can build brand loyalty and provide promotions, but users have limited choice in what advertising is shown
Solution Approach 1:
The advertising system transitions from static, predetermined advertising displays to dynamic, user-selectable advertising. Users can dynamically choose which advertisements they want to view based on their preferences, while the system adapts by presenting only the selected advertisements. This creates a flexible system that satisfies both user control and business advertising goals.
3Reliability
If ride-hailing services are provided at market rates, then service quality can be maintained, but low-income individuals cannot afford transportation services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transportation service into different pricing tiers or categories, allowing the system to offer both premium services at market rates and subsidized services at reduced rates. This segmentation enables the coexistence of high-quality paid services and accessible subsidized services within the same platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified ride-hailing application acts as an intermediary that coordinates between users, vehicle manufacturers, and subsidy providers. It manages the bidding process where manufacturers can bid to provide subsidized rides, and users can access these subsidized options through the same interface used for regular rides.
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AI summary
An autonomous transportation system for allowing end users to arrange for use of vehicles owned by vehicle operators comprising at least one user device, at least one vehicle device, at least one smart contract blockchain system, and at least one smart contract. Each user device is associated with one of end users. The at least one user device allows at least one end user to enter bid parameters. Each vehicle is associated with at least one vehicle device. The at least one vehicle operator defines at least one set of vehicle parameters associated with each vehicle. Each smart contract coordinates acceptance of bids by comparing bid parameters and vehicle parameters and storage of bids by the at least one smart contract block chain system.