ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,474, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Informing a driver of a motor vehicle" was invented by Sebastian Schneider (Feldkirchen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driver of a motor vehicle is informed by the methods, apparatuses, and systems provided. A first surroundings map is received that describes the surroundings of the motor vehicle at a first point in time. A second surroundings map is received that describes the surroundings of the motor vehicle at a second point in time. The second point in time temporally following the first point in time. The position of the motor vehicle is r...