18487598. SITUATIONAL EXTERNAL DISPLAY (GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC)

SITUATIONAL EXTERNAL DISPLAY

Organization Name

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor(s)

Manoj Kumar Sharma of Troy MI US

Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan of Macomb MI US

Joseph F. Szczerba of Grand Blanc MI US

SITUATIONAL EXTERNAL DISPLAY

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18487598 titled 'SITUATIONAL EXTERNAL DISPLAY

Original Abstract Submitted

A system for providing a message on an external display of a vehicle includes a plurality of onboard sensors adapted to collect data related to an environment surrounding the vehicle and objects within the environment surrounding the vehicle, a system controller, in communication with the plurality of onboard sensors, and adapted to receive, from the plurality of onboard sensors, data related to the environment surrounding the vehicle and objects within the environment surrounding the vehicle and identify current situational characteristics of the vehicle that require explanation to third parties within the environment surrounding the vehicle, and an external display in communication with the system controller, the system controller further adapted to display, via the external display, an explanation message related to the current situational characteristics of the vehicle for third parties within the environment surrounding the vehicle.