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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Benjamin Piya Austin, Saline, MI (US);
Rohit Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
William Patrick Garrett, Plymouth, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A system for using a light of a parked vehicle to illuminate a path can include a processor and a memory. The memory can store a location determination module, a path determination module, a safety evaluation module, and a communications module. The location determination module can determine a location of an individual and a location of a vehicle associated with the individual. The path determination module can determine one or more paths from the location of the individual to the location of the vehicle. The safety evaluation module can determine a path, of the one or more paths, based at least in part on a measurement of a safety criterion. The communications module can cause a light of a parked vehicle to illuminate the path. The parked vehicle can be different from the vehicle.