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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Christian Balmaceda, Southfield, MI (US);
Jagat Ghimire, Southfield, MI (US);
Hongen Tu, Southfield, MI (US);
David R. Mulligan, Livonia, MI (US);
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method are described for providing an alert to a driver of a host vehicle. The system includes a communication unit to be mounted in the host vehicle and configured to receive a vehicle-to-x communication including data indicative of a characteristic of a second vehicle. The system also includes a controller to be mounted in the host vehicle and provided in communication with the communication unit. The controller is configured to provide an alert to the driver of the host vehicle based on data indicative of a characteristic of the host vehicle, the data indicative of a characteristic of the second vehicle, and map data for a geographic area associated with the host vehicle and the second vehicle.