USPTO grants Lyft patent on ‘Autonomous Vehicle Notification System’
The system detects nearby pedestrians and other vehicles and, based on their locations, displays flashing messages to warn them of the autonomous vehicle’s activities
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Lyft a patent related to ‘Autonomous Vehicle Notification System’. According to the patent, the system detects nearby entities such as pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles and, based on their location, displays flashing messages to warn them of the autonomous vehicles activities. Lyft’s patent filing shows drawings of a vehicle displaying messages such as "Safe to cross" to a pedestrian, or "Yielding" to another car at an intersection. The text is displayed on the car’s windows and windshield.
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