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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Daniel Martin, Devon, PA (US);
Aleksandr Kushleyev, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jonathan Paul Davis, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Moussa Ben Coulibaly, Brookhaven, PA (US);
Kristen Wagner Cerase, Newark, DE (US);
Chad Willkie, Cardiff by the Sea, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include methods and vehicles, such as an autonomous vehicle, a semi-autonomous vehicle, etc., for collaboratively directing or configuring one or more headlights of a vehicle to avoid visually interfering with operation of an oncoming vehicle. Various embodiments may include receiving, by a first vehicle processor, a first collaborative lighting message from a second vehicle, wherein the first collaborative lighting message requests that the first vehicle direct one or more headlights of the first vehicle to avoid visual interference with operation of the second vehicle and directing one or more the headlights of the first vehicle in accordance with the collaborative lighting plan. Directing the headlights to avoid visual interference with operation of the second vehicle may include switching the headlights to a low-beam configuration.