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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2022
Applicant:

Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventor:
Assignee:

Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/80 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/80 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicular alert system a microphone disposed at a vehicle. The vehicular alert system, responsive to processing of audio data captured by the microphone, determines an audio event occurring external of the vehicle. The vehicular alert system, responsive to determination that the audio event occurred external of the vehicle, generates an alert for an occupant of the vehicle. The alert includes vibration of a seat of the vehicle and the alert includes a visual alert at a display screen disposed within the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The visual alert indicates direction toward the determined audio event.


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