Patent attributes
A method and apparatus for passenger docking location selection are disclosed. Passenger docking location selection may include an autonomous vehicle identifying transportation network information representing a vehicle transportation network, the vehicle transportation network including a primary destination, wherein identifying the transportation network information includes identifying the transportation network information such that it includes docking location information representing a plurality of docking locations, wherein each docking location corresponds with a respective location in the vehicle transportation network, and such that at least one docking location is associated with the primary destination, determining a target docking location for the primary destination based on the transportation network information and pedestrian travel time, identifying a first route from an origin to the target docking location in the vehicle transportation network using the transportation network information, and traveling from the origin to the target docking location using the first route.