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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Frederic Stefan, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/764 (2022.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 60/0017 (2020.02); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/23 (2022.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/096883 (2013.01); B60W 2554/402 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02);
Abstract
An intention of a road user to traverse a passage between a first vehicle and a second vehicle is determined. A required width of the passage is determined based on a nature of the road user. A current width of the passage is determined. Upon determining the current width of the passage is less than the required width of the passage, a drive of at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle is actuated to increase the current width of the passage at least to the required width of the passage.