ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,887, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to INRIX Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).

"Driving profiles for autonomous vehicles" was invented by Christopher L. Scofield (Seattle) and Scott Sedlik (Mercer Island, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for operating an autonomous vehicle based upon a driving preference. For example, a driving profile, comprising a driving preference (e.g., a speed preference, a route preference, etc.) of a user, may be provided to an automated driving component of the autonomous vehicle. An operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be generated based upon the d...