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Vehicle safety system

US11173897B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2018
Grant dateNov 16, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2556/65
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle safety system includes a controller in communication with at least one of an imaging system and a ranging system. At least one of the imaging system and the ranging system being arranged to monitor a distance and a speed of a forward vehicle and at least one of an incoming vehicle and a vehicle relative to a host vehicle. The controller is programmed to output for display a time left to pass the forward vehicle based on the distance and the speed of the forward vehicle and the incoming vehicle, responsive to indicia of an impending host vehicle maneuver.

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