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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2019
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Grant Patrick Mayer, Canton, MI (US);

Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/162 (2013.01); B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02);
Abstract

A system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to select a distance based on a determination of whether a lane adjacent a primary vehicle and a secondary vehicle in front of the primary vehicle is clear. The instructions include instructions to actuate a braking system of the primary vehicle when the primary vehicle is at the distance from the secondary vehicle.


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