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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gautham Sholingar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jinesh J Jain, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2012.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G05D 1/0242 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/40 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); B60W 2550/147 (2013.01); B60W 2550/406 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for mitigating hazards to access to passenger vehicles. The method includes detecting, with one or more sensors, a hazardous condition in an area proximate a vehicle. A processor may calculate a safety metric corresponding to the hazardous condition and analyze the safety metric relative to a predetermined threshold. A vehicle occupant may be automatically notified of the hazardous condition in the event the safety metric satisfies the predetermined threshold. A corresponding system is also claimed herein.