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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott Vincent Myers, Camarillo, CA (US);
Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sneha Kadetotad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Harpreetsingh Banvait, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ashok E. Rodrigues, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Example ice and snow detection systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method activates an ice and snow detection system in response to receiving weather data indicating a likelihood of ice or snow on a roadway near a vehicle. The method receives data from multiple vehicle sensors and analyzes the received data to identify ice or snow on the roadway. If ice or snow is identified on the roadway, the method adjusts vehicle operations and reports the ice or snow condition to a shared database.