US 12,441,231 B2
Systems and methods for extending sensor and lighting coverage between vehicles
Shaurya Panthri, Ann Arbor, 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 Nov. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/517,636.
Prior Publication US 2025/0162492 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/165 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60Q 1/085 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 30/165 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60Q 2300/20 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/312 (2013.01); B60W 2554/404 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory in communication with the processor and having a control module, the control module having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine at least one of a sensor coverage and a lighting coverage of a first vehicle and a second vehicle;
control the second vehicle to park in a position that maximizes the at least one of the sensor coverage and the lighting coverage between the first vehicle and the second vehicle while the first vehicle is stationary; and
activate at least one of sensors and lighting mechanisms of the first vehicle and the second vehicle.