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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Randal Henry Visintainer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rajendra Rao, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John A Lockwood, Canton, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle bears labels describing handling characteristics of the vehicle for the benefit of autonomous vehicles in proximity to the vehicle. The labels may be nonvisible, such as through use of UV or IR inks. The labels may be present such that they are visible regardless of view direction and may be affixed using a vehicle wrap applied to panels of the vehicle. Autonomous vehicles detect the labels and retrieve handling characteristics from a local database or a remote server. The autonomous vehicles are therefore relieved from the processing required to predict or infer the handling characteristics of the vehicle.