ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,724, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Method for assessing a software for a control unit of a vehicle" was invented by Dora Wilmes (Stuttgart, Germany), Marina Ullmann (Gerlingen, Germany) and Matthias Birk (Heimsheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for assessing a software for a control unit of a vehicle. The control unit includes a memory storing first and second versions of the software, and a processor. The method includes: receiving, in the control unit, sensor data generated by a sensor system for sensing an area surrounding the vehicle; inputting the sensor data into ...