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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patton Davis Baker, Seymour, IN (US);
Gavin Warner, Seymour, IN (US);
John Orisich, Seymour, IN (US);
Assignee:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 1/52 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 1/52 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/10 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system for an autonomous vehicle includes one or more optical fiber panels or optical signaling system positioned about a perimeter of the autonomous vehicle; and processing circuitry configured to activate the one or more optical fiber panels or the optical signaling system in a predetermined illumination in response to a status of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the status includes one or more of a time of day, a number of passengers occupied within the autonomous vehicle, and an alert status during operation of the autonomous vehicle.