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US 12,717,571 · App. 18/627,143 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Autonomous vehicle control assessment and selection

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Patent No.
US 12,717,571
App. No.
18/627,143
Filed
Apr 4, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3667
USPC
701/23
Continuity (17)
Continuation 17572156 · Jan 10, 2022
Continuation 16418385 · May 21, 2019
Continuation 14934333 · Nov 6, 2015
Provisional Application 62103838 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103895 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103855 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103891 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103831 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103911 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103840 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103836 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103914 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103907 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103893 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62103856 · Jan 15, 2015
Provisional Application 62079533 · Nov 13, 2014
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