ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,325, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Motor vehicle having a communication device, and method for transmitting a data package" was invented by Oliver Pollny (Stuttgart, Germany) and Philipp Schindler (Karlsruhe, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle includes a communication device for transmitting and receiving data packages. The communication device has at least one wired interface for transmitting a first data package to a base station external to the motor vehicle and at least one receiving device for wirelessly receiving a second data package. The receiving device i...