US Patent Issued to Continental Automotive Systems on Sept. 2 for "Body mounted air brakes for stability and steering in low MU conditions in autonomous vehicles and method of using the same" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,963, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Continental Automotive Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Body mounted air brakes for stability and steering in low MU conditions in autonomous vehicles and method of using the same" was invented by Omkar Karve (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A number of variations may include a product including a body mounted air brake stabilizing and steering a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities or functions, and a method of using the same, wherein the air brake is power actuated."

The patent was filed on July 20, 2022, under Application No. 17/868,992.

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