US Patent Issued to Zoox on Nov. 3 for "Time-dependent vehicle constraints" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,257, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Zoox Inc. (Foster City, Calif.).

"Time-dependent vehicle constraints" was invented by Meredith James Goldman (Redwood City, Calif.) and Collin MacGregor (Redwood City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are discussed for vehicle fault management, including determining and applying time-dependent and/or distance-dependent constraints to enable the vehicle to respond safely and appropriately to faults. In various examples, a fault may be detected by a vehicle component or system, indicating a condition necessitating the vehicle to cease operating on the road surface within a time- or ...