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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Syed Amaar Ahmad, Canton, MI (US);
Krishna Bandi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Richard Ortman, Saline, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating done flights over public roadways are disclosed herein. An example method includes transmitting, by a first drone, a drone safety message, the drone safety message being received by a vehicle or a roadside infrastructure device located along a first planned flight path, determining an emergency condition for the first done, transmitting a warning message over a vehicle-to-everything communication that indicates that the first drone is experiencing the emergency condition. A connected vehicle or mobile device receives the warning message over the vehicle-to-everything communication. Determining drone operating evidence as the first drone traverses along the first planned flight path, and storing the drone operating evidence in a distributed ledger.