ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,702, issued on Jan. 28.

"Apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling vehicles for charging" was invented by Anuja Sonalker (Ellicott City, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects relate to apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging. Apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a map of a location, communicate with a plurality of vehicles at the location, and communicate charging data to a user. Communicating with the plurality of vehicles includes receiving status data from the vehicles, transmitting a waypath to the vehicles, and directing the vehicles to a designated spot for...