US 11,738,684 B2
Vehicle alert using haptic feedback
Alexander Hagelis, Kingston, MA (US); Christopher Konopka, Peabody, MA (US); and Tristan Dwyer, Stow, MA (US)
Assigned to Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Motional AD LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/457,846.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173979 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
CPC B60Q 9/00 (2013.01) [G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G08G 1/0967 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, using at least one processor, sensor data associated with a vehicle;
determining, using the at least one processor, a vehicle alert for a passenger of the vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data;
identifying, using the at least one processor, from a plurality of mappings, a mapping of the vehicle alert to a subset of a plurality of haptic feedback sensors, wherein each of the plurality of mappings maps a respective vehicle alert to a respective subset of the plurality of haptic feedback sensors; and
activating, using the at least one processor, the subset of the plurality of haptic feedback sensors based at least in part on the mapping.