Monitoring the safe distance between vehicles while driving
US12266123B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for monitoring tailgating when a vehicle follows another vehicle at an unsafe distance. A method for enhancing a Following Distance (FD) machine learning (ML) model is disclosed. The method includes providing a management user interface (UI) for configuring FD parameters, followed by receiving FD events. A UI for manual FD annotation and another for customer review of filtered FD events are also provided. Annotations and customer review information are collected to improve the training set for the FD ML model. The FD model is then trained with the new data and downloaded to a vehicle. Once installed, the FD model is utilized to detect FD events within the vehicle, thereby enhancing the vehicle's safety and performance in driving scenarios by improving the accuracy and reliability of FD event predictions or detections.
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