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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Joseph V. Lenneman, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Yael Shmueli Friedland, Tel Aviv, IL;
Michael A. Gutierrez, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey L. Konchan, Romeo, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system to provide alerts to guide visually-impaired passengers to a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a passenger identification module that is configured to identify a passenger based upon sensor data received at an autonomous vehicle and a passenger proximity module that is configured to determine a distance between the passenger and the autonomous vehicle. The system also includes an alert module that is configured to generate an alert having an alert characteristic corresponding to the distance.