US 12,472,912 B2
Remote stop system for a vehicle
Joseph Gagliano, Santa Clara, CA (US); Albert Norman Moser, Mountain View, CA (US); Alistair Marek Dobke, Mountain View, CA (US); and Court Scott Hinricher, Pacifica, CA (US)
Assigned to Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,942.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190401 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60T 7/16 (2006.01); B60T 7/18 (2006.01); B60T 8/18 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 7/16 (2013.01) [B60T 8/1831 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote stop system for a vehicle configured to be operated autonomously or semi-autonomously, the remote stop system comprising:
a mechanical remote stop system configured to apply a first braking force;
an electrical remote stop system configured to apply a second braking force; and
a remote stop actuator configured to send a wireless control signal to the vehicle, the remote stop actuator having two states:
a first state having the remote stop actuator transmitting the wireless control signal to the mechanical remote stop system and the electrical remote stop system to cease the first braking force and the second braking force; and
a second state having the remote stop actuator without transmitting the wireless control signal to the mechanical remote stop system and the electrical remote stop system,
wherein, in the second state, the first braking force and the second braking force are applied simultaneously.