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US 10,882,449 B2Granted
Vehicle light platoon
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAed M. Dudar
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Abstract
A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to actuate a first vehicle to form a platoon including a second vehicle upon determining that an external light of the first vehicle is in a fault state.
Claims20
A system, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- determine that an external light source of a first vehicle not in a platoon is in a fault state whereby the first vehicle external light source is unable to produce light at least at a specified intensity;
- and
- upon determining that the external light source of the first vehicle is in the fault state, actuate the first vehicle to form a platoon including a second vehicle.
A method, comprising:
- determining that an external light source of a first vehicle not in a platoon is in a fault state whereby the first vehicle external light source is unable to produce light at least at a specified intensity;
- and
- upon determining that the external light source of the first vehicle is in the fault state, actuating the first vehicle to form a platoon including a second vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.