ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,466, issued on Nov. 11.
"System for assisting a driver to get in and out of a vehicle" was invented by Pierre Larminy (Billy sous les Cotes, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for assisting a driver to get in and out of a vehicle, including a steering device with: a steering column having a longitudinal axis about which the steering column may pivot, said column being connected to a steering wheel, and a force feedback module fixed to the steering column, said module including a controller capable of calculating a force and an actuator capable of applying said force to the steering column so as to cause the steering colum...