ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,991, issued on Aug. 4.
"Predictive vehicle operating assistance" was invented by Timothy Just (Victorville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are various systems and processes for predictive operating assistance of vehicles. The systems and techniques described herein may be applicable to vehicles such as vehicles operated by a driver, semi-autonomous vehicles, and/or autonomous vehicles. The assistance techniques described herein may be predictive. That is, the techniques allow for the prediction of non-optimal or dangerous operating conditions before the vehicle control is compromised. Accordingly, a warning may...