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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Omar Antonio Ramirez Pavon, Edo. Mex, MX;
Carlos Alberto Caballero De Ita, Bentio Juarez, MX;
Edgar Javier Ortega Garcia, Mexico City, MX;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and/or method includes comprising designating, from a plurality of vehicles at an intersection, a first vehicle as a lead vehicle, actuating a second vehicle to follow the lead vehicle, and after determining that the lead vehicle has entered the intersection, designating the second vehicle as the lead vehicle.