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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Eric T. Hosey, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester, MI (US);

Matthew Neely, Rochester, MI (US);

Russell A. Patenaude, Macomb Township, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01); B60W 2540/049 (2020.02);
Abstract

A system for obtaining vehicle status data includes a location sensor configured to obtain location data for one or more connected devices in or around the vehicle. The vehicle has a plurality of seats, including at least one seat without an occupant sensor. The location data is obtained based at least partially on radiofrequency waves. A command unit is adapted to receive the location data. The command unit has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is adapted to obtain the vehicle status data in real time based in part on the location data of the one or more connected devices, the vehicle status data including a total number of occupants in the vehicle.


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