US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Feb. 24 for "Dynamic remote pilot connectivity" (Michigan, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,117, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Dynamic remote pilot connectivity" was invented by Samuel Smrtnik (Lake Orion, Mich.), Mark Lewkowicz (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Christopher L. Oesterling (Troy, Mich.), Ian P. Brand (Round Rock, Texas) and John Kowal (Clarkston, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes network nodes, roadways, vehicles, a computer, and a teledriver facility. The network nodes are distributed along the roadways. Multiple neighboring vehicles reside in segments of the roadways. The vehicle is operational to be driven along the roadways under control o...