ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,350, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Kubota Corp. (Osaka, Japan).
"Audio signaling system and method for autonomous vehicles" was invented by Kyle Alan Martin (Tempe, Ariz.) and Edwin Ernest Wilson (Arlington, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An audio signaling system for automated machines facilitates action controls for a machine or fleet of machines. The audio signaling system may use audio tones and audio recognition for specified actions such as emergency stops. The system may include a field audio output system and onboard audio control systems. Audio control systems may include audio recognition and be integrated with a...