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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Continental Autonomous Mobility Us, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Peter Lamprecht, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Nizar Ahamed, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
AUMOVIO Autonomous Mobility US, LLC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60R 2011/0082 (2013.01); B60R 2300/404 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8026 (2013.01); B60R 2300/806 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an access point to a vehicle includes moving a retractable sensor from a retracted position to an extended position. An area surrounding the retractable sensor is monitored for at least one object within the area surrounding the retractable sensor. The retractable sensor is moved from the extended position to the retracted position when the at least one object is no longer detected within a predetermined distance of the retractable sensor.