ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,236, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Method to provide and suppress alerts and interventions for vehicles" was invented by William L. Kozlowski (Novi, Mich.), Paul A. Adam (Milford, Mich.), Alexander Gene Rath (Fenton, Mich.) and Jeffrey S. Parks (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems are provided that include first and second sensors and a processor of a vehicle. The first sensors obtains first sensor data as to movement of the vehicle from its current path or lane. The second sensors obtain second sensor data as to an intended maneuver of a driver of the...