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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Syed Amaar Ahmad, Canton, MI (US);

Krishna Bandi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Richard Ortman, Saline, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02);
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.


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