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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Charles Sanderson, Newport Beach, CA (US);

Vivek Vaid, Mountain View, CA (US);

Quentin Spottiswoode, Horsham, GB;

Assignee:

Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract

A visual guidance system may include a drone having a sensor. The drone may be configured to autonomously position the sensor outside a vehicle with a line of sight to a current path of the vehicle to collect path data. The visual guidance system may also include a controller in communication with the sensor and configured to provide visual guidance to a vehicle operator based on the path data. Example methods of providing visual guidance may include autonomously positioning a sensor outside a vehicle using a drone such that the sensor has a line of sight to a current path of the vehicle to collect path data. Example methods may also include using a controller to determine visual guidance from the path data and provide the visual guidance to a vehicle operator.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sanderson, Charles. (2025). Vehicle spotter drone (U.S. Patent No. 12441187). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12441187

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