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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Maraldo, Southgate, MI (US);
Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Michael Alan Mcnees, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Jordan Barrett, Milford, MI (US);
Abstract
A first vehicle including a sensor unit and a processor is disclosed. The sensor unit may be configured to capture inputs associated with a first vehicle surrounding. The processor may be configured to obtain the inputs from the sensor unit, and determine a presence of a second vehicle in a suboptimal condition in proximity to the first vehicle based on the inputs. The processor may further perform a predefined action responsive to determining the presence of the second vehicle in the suboptimal condition.