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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Francisco Javier Ferreira, Atizapna de Zaragoza, MX;
Gerardo Velazquez Monroy, Nicolas Romero, MX;
Joan Manuel Hernandez, Mexico City, MX;
Erick Garcia Dominguez, Tlalnepantla de Baz, MX;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/90 (2018.02); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/02 (2013.01); B64D 47/04 (2013.01); B64D 47/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/08 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, the instructions including receiving an alert signal, deploying a drone from a host vehicle in response to receiving the alert signal, and commanding the drone to follow the host vehicle and to present a perceptible alert.