Patent ID: 11878718
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor programmed to execute the instructions to:
identify a user identity associated with a user riding in a vehicle;
determine a destination associated with the user identity;
create a detection zone proximate to the vehicle when the vehicle is localized in a first drop-off location associated with the destination;
cause a sensory system to identify a hazard within the detection zone and generate a localization of the hazard;
determine that a first probability of realizing a risk associated with the hazard is greater than a first probability threshold;
generate a vehicle door actuation in a manner wherein a signal is sent to a door access panel of the vehicle door and/or is sent to a door actuator of the vehicle door in order to cause the vehicle door to lock based on the first probability of realizing the risk;
over-ride the actuation of the vehicle door with the user to cause the vehicle door to open, thereby causing a display of the vehicle to provide an assumption of risk message, and a user-selectable input that allows the user to provide an acknowledgement based on the assumption of risk message;
create logs for future reference which note that the user has chosen to accept the risk associated with the hazard;
responsive to the user exiting the vehicle, cause the vehicle to wait nearby the user as an escort such that the vehicle monitors the user by establishing a geofence around the vehicle until it is determined that the user has moved a predetermined distance with respect to the geofence.