Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Authentication via Multi-Channel Verification
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous shared vehicle systems face challenges in securely and conveniently authenticating passengers, which is crucial for ensuring passenger safety and preventing unauthorized vehicle access.
Innovation Solution
The system uses a multi-stage authentication process involving short-range communication technologies like Bluetooth, where an autonomous vehicle receives and compares passenger identification information from a mobile device with data stored in a remote entity, ensuring accurate passenger verification and secure vehicle access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a multi-stage authentication process is implemented using short-range communication technologies, then passenger safety and security are improved, but device complexity and authentication time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication process is divided into multiple stages: initial vehicle identification, passenger verification, and final access authorization. Each stage uses different communication channels and verification methods, breaking down the complex authentication into manageable segments that enhance security without overwhelming the system.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote entity server acts as an intermediary between the autonomous vehicle and the passenger's mobile device. This mediator coordinates the authentication process, verifies credentials, and manages communication between components, reducing the complexity burden on individual devices while maintaining high security standards.
2Measurement precision
If multiple communication channels are used for verification, then authentication accuracy is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Passenger identification information is pre-collected and stored in the mobile device before the authentication process begins. The vehicle computer also pre-loads verification protocols and communication channels. This preliminary preparation enables faster real-time authentication by eliminating data collection delays during the actual verification process.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple communication channels operate in parallel rather than sequentially. While one channel verifies passenger identity, another simultaneously confirms vehicle authorization, and a third establishes secure communication links. This continuous parallel operation maintains high authentication accuracy while minimizing total authentication time.
Data Source
AI summary
A method comprising receiving, by a vehicle computer, first information specifying a user, a time, and a location, the first information received by the vehicle computer from a first communication channel; causing the vehicle to navigate to the geographic location so as to arrive at the specified location; at the geographic location: receiving, by the vehicle computer, second information identifying the individual, time and location, the second information received over a second communication channel different than the first communication channel, the second information sent by a mobile device at the location; comparing, by the vehicle computer, the first information and the second information; and responsive to the comparing, causing, by the vehicle computer, one or more doors of the vehicle to unlock or open.