Patent ID: 11945367
Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
determining, by a control system of an emergency roadside signaling system for an autonomous vehicle, that communication between a communication system of the emergency roadside signaling system and an in-vehicle control system of the autonomous vehicle has been inhibited or lost, the emergency roadside signaling system comprising a housing, an object placing device to be stored in the housing, and the control system for the object placing device, the control system including the communication system to communicate with an in-vehicle control system of the autonomous vehicle; and
in response to said determining that the communication between the control system for the object placing device of the autonomous vehicle and the in-vehicle control system of the autonomous vehicle has been inhibited or lost, providing, by the control system, instructions to the object placing device to place a plurality of signaling devices in accordance with predetermined criteria.