ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,309, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Method and driver assistance device for assistance in the performance of a return driving maneuver" was invented by Andreas Boesl (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driver assistance device for assistance in performing a return driving maneuver of a motor vehicle based on a recorded outward driving maneuver is configured to detect that the motor vehicle has deviated from the driving trajectory of the return driving maneuver and is now arranged at a surrounding position in the surroundings of the driving trajectory of the return driving maneuver. The ...