US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Feb. 17 for "Drone-assisted vehicle emergency response system" (California, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,263, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Drone-assisted vehicle emergency response system" was invented by William C. Araujo (Claremont, Calif.), Russell A. Patenaude (Macomb Township, Mich.) and Luke J. Popiel (Oxford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of drone-assisted offroad vehicle emergency systems are addressed. In one aspect, a system includes an offroad vehicle having integrated therein a processing system coupled to a user interface. The processing system is configured to respond to a potential emergency situation including a stranded or lost person or a hazardous co...