US 12,065,075 B2
Systems and methods for facilitating safe school bus operations
Krishna Bandi, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Nancy Lewis, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Swetha Shailendra, Royal Oak, MI (US); Gibin James, Livonia, MI (US); Sathyanarayana Chary Palakonda, Northville, MI (US); and Brandon Klos, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/659,855.
Prior Publication US 2023/0339392 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60Q 7/02 (2006.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01)
CPC B60Q 7/02 (2013.01) [B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and
a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
receive data from one or more sensors indicative of a hazard adjacent to a vehicle;
identify the hazard based on the data received from the one or more sensors;
generate an alert indicative of the identified hazard; and
transmit the alert to a road user within a predetermined distance from the vehicle,
wherein the hazard comprises a person jay-walking adjacent to the vehicle, and wherein the alert comprises a dynamic message of the person's location, and
wherein the data received from the one or more sensors comprises image data received from one or more cameras disposed on a road vehicle adjacent to the vehicle, the image data indicative of the person jay-walking adjacent to the vehicle, and wherein the processor is further configured to:
store the image data indicative of the person jay-walking adjacent to the vehicle; and
transmit the image data to the vehicle to facilitate safety sessions with the person for safety awareness.