ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,099, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Steering system" was invented by Yuya Onozuka (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system for a vehicle includes: a front wheel steering device configured to steer a front wheel, a rear wheel steering device configured to steer a rear wheel, and a controller configured to control the front wheel steering device and the rear wheel steering device such that the front wheel and the rear wheel are steerable independently of each other. When the front wheel passes unevenness, the controller executes a rear wheel avoidance control to avoid the...