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US 12292511

Toyota's Patent on Detecting Road Hazards with LIDAR

Toyota's 2025 patent describes a car system using LIDAR to spot road problems by comparing how light bounces off the road to a known 'good' road signal.

Statusactive

Granted2025

Expires2043

Claims23

Forward citations0

Prior art6

AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America

InventorsPaul D. Schmalenberg

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