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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Embark Trucks, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarah Houts, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gilbran James Alvarez, Santa Maria, CA (US);
EMBARK TRUCKS, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for detecting an emergency services vehicle and controlling an autonomous vehicle to interact with the emergency services vehicle and emergency services personnel. In one example, a method may include storing sensor data captured of an environment surrounding the vehicle while the vehicle is on a road, determining whether an emergency services vehicle is present in the surrounding environment based on the sensor data, and in response to determining that the emergency vehicle is present in the surrounding environment, generating an alert and transmitting the alert to a user interface.