ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,145, issued on May 13, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Fleet telemetry data sourcing and evaluation tool" was invented by Ariel Telpaz (Givat Haim Meuhad, Israel), Refael Blanca (West Bloomfield Township, Mich.), Zahy Bnaya (Petach Tikva, Israel), Laura Chmielewski (Beverly Hills, Mich.), Michelle L. Calloway (Northville, Mich.) and Neeraj R. Gautama (Whitby, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for determining driver assignments based on fleet trips history logs is presented. The system and method include receiving, at a server or online platform, a set of fleet driver requirement...