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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2024
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Fridtjof Stein, Ostfildern, DE;
Carlo Elwinger, Maulbronn, DE;
Chaitra Ashok Reddy, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a suitable distance between an autonomous vehicle and a second vehicle. The method includes recording data of an environment including the second vehicle driving ahead of the autonomous vehicle along a direction of travel, the data being recorded by a sensor system positioned relative to the autonomous vehicle in the direction of travel and in communication with a computing unit. The method includes detecting a potentially dangerous situation by the sensor system based on a distance between the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle. The method includes adjusting the autonomous vehicle to maintain the suitable between the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle.