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Surrogate vehicle sensors

  • US 10,037,632 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2016
  • Issued: 07/31/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the computer to:

  • upon detecting a failure in a sensor in a vehicle, send a request to a remote site to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle located at the remote site carrying a surrogate sensor selected to replace the sensor;

    establish communications with the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the surrogate sensor; and

    actuate a vehicle subsystem based at least in part on data from the surrogate sensor.

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