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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Mountain View, CA (US);
Harpreetsingh Banvait, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jinesh J Jain, San Mateo, CA (US);
Brielle Reiff, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sneha Kadetotad, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for detecting a vehicle's turn signal status for collision avoidance during lane-switching maneuvers or otherwise. A method includes detecting, at a first vehicle, a presence of a second vehicle in an adjacent lane. The method includes identifying, in an image of the second vehicle, a sub-portion containing a turn signal indicator of the second vehicle. The method includes processing the sub-portion of the image to determine a state of the turn signal indicator. The method also includes notifying a driver or performing a driving maneuver, at the first vehicle, based on the state of the turn signal indicator.