ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,762, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Waymo LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Airbag extension system" was invented by Courtney McCool (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure relate to reducing the likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. In one example, a computing device may determine that an impact between a vehicle and an object external to the vehicle is imminent. The computing device may determine a protection range for a vehicle's airbag based on characteristics of the passenger, including the passenger's seating location within the vehicle. An airbag extension system may position an...