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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2020
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Clinton L. Schumann, Holly, MI (US);
Scott T. Sanford, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Geoff Bauer, Oxford, MI (US);
Joseph A. LaBarbera, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A number of illustrative variations may include the steps of providing a first vehicle including at least one sensor, a controller configured to process sensor data, and a vehicle communication system; providing a driving surface having an actual coefficient of friction; determining at least one estimated driving surface coefficient of friction; communicating the at least one estimated driving surface coefficient from the first vehicle to the vehicle communication system; and communicating the at least one estimated driving surface coefficient from the vehicle communication system to at least one other vehicle directly or indirectly.