US Patent Issued to GM Cruise Holdings on Nov. 18 for "Autonomous vehicle with a smart ramp for wheeled carriers" (California, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,860, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC (San Francisco).

"Autonomous vehicle with a smart ramp for wheeled carriers" was invented by Jennifer Devar McKnew (Petaluma, Calif.) and Michele Lee (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Autonomous vehicles can offer affordable, accessible, and efficient transportation for passengers and cargo. For passengers with different mobility abilities, it can be a challenge to enter and exit an autonomous vehicle. It may also be difficult to bring a wheeled carrier in and out of an autonomous vehicle. A smart ramp can be included with an autonomous vehicle to improve the experi...