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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Porsche Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Joerg Christian Wolf, Foster City, CA (US);
Elnaz Vahedforough, San Jose, CA (US);
James Phan Bui, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan Grant, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Martin Fest, Redwood City, CA (US);
Nikhil George, Palo Alto, CA (US);
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
PORSCHE AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle attachment for guiding a vehicle includes a magnetic tape sensor, at least one sensor, a controller, at least one coupling device for attachment to the vehicle, and a vehicle interface system. The magnetic tape sensor is configured to detect a path. The at least one sensor can detect whether there are any obstructions along the path. The controller is configured to steer the vehicle along the predefined path and to adjust the speed of the vehicle to avoid coming in contact with any obstructions. The vehicle interface system is configured to communicatively couple the controller to at least one electronic control unit of the vehicle.