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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Khizar Ahmad Qureshi, Pickering, CA;
Mehdi Abroshan, Waterloo, CA;
Reza Zarringhalam, Whitby, CA;
Mohammadali Shahriari, Markham, CA;
Apral Singh Hara, Lasalle, CA;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided that include one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data pertaining to both a driver of a vehicle and an environment surrounding the vehicle; and a processor that is coupled to the one or more sensors and that is configured to at least facilitate determining, using the sensor data, when the driver is incapacitated; determining, using the sensor data, when a threat is detected for the vehicle; and taking action to avoid the threat when the driver is incapacitated and the threat is detected, via instructions provided by the processor.