ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,106, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"System and method for detecting and reacting to black ice driving conditions" was invented by Ronald A Reese II (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle system for a vehicle that detects and reacts to a black ice driving condition includes a motor, at least one sensor, an instrument panel cluster and a controller. The motor provides drive torque to a driveline having at least one wheel of the vehicle wheels for propelling the vehicle, the vehicle wheels including left and right rear wheels and left and right front wheels. The at least one ...