ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,447, issued on March 24.
"Roadway hazard detection and avoidance" was invented by Scott C Harris (San Diego) and Benjamin J Kwitek (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A autonomous driving vehicle and system. Sensors that are used for driving are also used for characterizing the roadway for hazards such as potholes and rumble strips. The vehicle avoids the hazards when driving. The vehicle can send information about the hazards to other close vehicles, and also send the information to a server that creates a global database."
The patent was filed on Aug. 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/807,459.
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