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Patent No.:

US 11474538 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2019

Methods and systems for semi-autonomous vehicular convoys

Applicant:

Peloton Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joshua P. Switkes, Mountain View, CA (US);

Joseph Christian Gerdes, Los Altos, CA (US);

Eugene Berdichevsky, Atlanta, CA (US);

Assignee:

Peloton Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:

Redbrick IP, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Calvin Cheung

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/92 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0295 (2013.01); G01C 22/00 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G05D 1/0217 (2013.01); G05D 1/0293 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G01S 13/92 (2013.01); G01S 13/93 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to systems and methods for vehicles to closely follow one another safely through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Switkes, Joshua. (2022). Methods and systems for semi-autonomous vehicular convoys (U.S. Patent No. 11474538). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11474538

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