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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Joshua P. Switkes, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joseph Christian Gerdes, Los Altos, CA (US);
Eugene Berdichevsky, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua P. Switkes, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joseph Christian Gerdes, Los Altos, CA (US);
Eugene Berdichevsky, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Peloton Technology, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/92 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G01S 13/92 (2013.01); G01S 13/93 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for vehicles to safely closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective.