ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,359, issued on April 14, was assigned to Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany).

"Target object selection for a longitudinal guidance system and electronic vehicle guidance system of a motor vehicle" was invented by Lukas Ackert (Braunschweig, Germany) and Jannis Hoppe (Braunschweig, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Technologies and techniques for selecting a target object for a longitudinal guidance system of a motor vehicle. A method includes adapting a driving parameter of the motor vehicle based on the target object. Initially, the motor vehicle is operated along a designated driving lane, adjusting the driving parameter in re...