ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,964, issued on April 21.
"Highly automated mode of road traffic" was invented by Philippe Nobileau (Villefranche sur Mer, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a traffic system and method for motor vehicles (F), comprising, on the side of a traffic lane (12b, 12c), a dedicated track (21) in the form of a "U"-shaped gutter receiving, in a highly automated driving mode, one of the side wheel assemblies (16) of a vehicle, and comprising: * a running surface (22) substantially parallel to the surface of the roadway of the traffic lane (12b, 12c), * two side surfaces (23, 31) located on either side and above the running surf...