US 12,403,823 B2
Systems and methods for indicating a vehicle virtual connection
Lisa Maitre, Milford, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/322,787.
Prior Publication US 2024/0391380 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/543 (2022.05) [B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
when a first vehicle is at least partially controlling a movement of a second vehicle, control an exterior lighting element of the first vehicle to project, onto a body of the second vehicle, a predetermined pattern indicating that the first vehicle is at least partially controlling the movement of the second vehicle.