US 11,705,006 B2
Systems and methods to issue a warning to an object near a vehicle
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Jordan Barrett, Milford, MI (US); Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heighls, MI (US); and Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/465,585.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064517 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 1/005 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/166 (2013.01) [G08G 1/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a first vehicle, an object in a vicinity of the first vehicle;
determining, by the first vehicle, a hazard posed to the object; and
transmitting, by the first vehicle, a warning to the object about the hazard,
wherein the object is one of an individual or an animal, and
wherein detecting the object in the vicinity of the first vehicle comprises detecting the one of the individual or the animal moving towards a spot between the first vehicle and a trailer that is hitched to the first vehicle.