Collision Avoidance Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Wi-LAN Inc. (WiLAN), has filed suit against Toyota (6:16-cv-00971), asserting a single patent (6,268,803) generally related to a system that uses multiple sensors to detect the distance and location of objects near a vehicle. The company is alleged to infringe through various Toyota and Lexus cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans, and pickup trucks that offer Toyota’s “front and rear parking assist” and “intuitive parking assist” features.

Adaptive Headlamp Technologies Inc. (AHTI) filed a fourth round of cases in its litigation campaign asserting a single patent (7,241,034) against automakers. The ‘034 patent relates to self-adjusting headlights. The newest defendants are GM (1:15-cv-00781), Mazda (1:15-cv-00782), Toyota (1:15-cv-00779), and Volvo (1:15-cv-00780). In previous rounds of litigation, AHTI sued BMW (1:14-cv-00962) in July 2014, Chrysler/Fiat/Maserati (1:15-cv-00073), Daimler/Mercedes-Benz (1:15-cv-00075), and Nissan (1:15-cv-00074), all in January 2015, and Hyundai (1:15-cv-00563) in July 2015. Headlights on the defendants’ cars are accused of infringement.