Patent ID: 11926344
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 11:
12. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
a plurality of wheels rotationally mounted to the chassis;
a body supported by the chassis;
a sensor supported by the body, the sensor detecting an object in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle, the sensor generating sensor data for the object;
a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the sensor data from the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to process the sensor data to recognize that the object is a pedestrian or cyclist and wherein the processor is configured to cooperate with the sensor to track the pedestrian or cyclist, wherein the processor is further configured to determine if a road surface beneath the pedestrian or cyclist is to be illuminated and, upon determining that the road surface beneath the pedestrian or cyclist is to be illuminated, to output an illumination signal; and
adjustable headlights that are automatically adjustable in direction and intensity to reduce interference with the beam of light from the light projector.