	US 12,233,906 B2
	Autonomous vehicle operation in snow
Brendan Jenkins, Canton, MI (US); Tyler James-Ray Kaldobsky, Canton, MI (US); and Daniel Sullivan, 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. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,310.
Prior Publication US 2024/0092388 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G01W 1/10 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)

CPC B60W 60/0015 (2020.02) [B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); G01W 1/10 (2013.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2520/28 (2013.01); B60W 2520/30 (2013.01); B60W 2552/50 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02)]

20 Claims

1. A computing device, programmed to:

upon detecting a target accumulation of snow on a driving surface, identify a first driving path from a first location to a second location; and

operate a vehicle from the first location to the second location along the first driving path and then to a third location identical to or proximate to the first location.