US Patent Issued to Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies on Dec. 9 for "Vehicle driving authority transfer method and apparatus" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,096, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Vehicle driving authority transfer method and apparatus" was invented by Hang Liu (Beijing) and Mingchao Li (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle driving authority transfer method and apparatus are described for assisted driving and automated driving. The method includes checking a status of a system of a vehicle before a driving authority of the vehicle is transferred. The driving authority of the vehicle is transferred only when the vehicle is at a normal status. Therefore, the status of the system of the vehicle...