ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,427, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Arriver Software LLC (San Diego).
"Managing driver engagement" was invented by Shabin Mahadevan (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Rachel Gray Alexander (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of methods and systems for managing driver engagement may include evaluating a driving risk on a roadway proximate to the vehicle using historical roadway data, identifying an emotive expression of the driver using vehicle sensor data, obtaining historical data about driver reaction times for assuming full control of other vehicles and whether assuming full control of the other vehicles avoided a...