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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2023
Nuro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Jason Ratner, San Francisco, CA (US);
NURO, INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, a vehicle includes a body and a rapid deceleration system that is configured to decelerate the body traveling on a road surface. The rapid deceleration system includes at least a first rapid deceleration mechanism coupled to the body, the first rapid deceleration mechanism including a first anchor, a first slider, and a first energetics arrangement configured to propel the at first anchor from the body toward the road surface to decelerate the body, wherein the first slider moves along a first axis to dissipate energy when the first anchor is propelled toward the road surface along a second axis.