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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Wade Foster, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Ryan Chilton, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Karan Vivek Bhargava, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Gowtham Raj Gunaseela Udayakumar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Harish Pullagurla, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jason Harper, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Zachary Miller, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A method comprises monitoring, by a processor, using a sensor of a first vehicle, data associated with a retroreflective feature near a road being driven by the first vehicle; vectorizing, by the processor, the data associated with the retroreflective feature; generating, by the processor, a digital map including vectorized data associated with the retroreflective feature and a location associated with the retroreflective feature; receiving, by the processor, data associated with the retroreflective feature from a second vehicle; and executing, by the processor, a localization protocol to identify a location of the second vehicle using the digital map.