Patent ID: 11951906
Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 10:
11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:
determine that an autonomous vehicle has experienced a malfunction, the autonomous vehicle comprising an emergency signaling system comprising:
one or more signaling devices configured to visually notify other vehicles when placed on or near a roadway, and
an object placing device configured to place the one or more signaling devices; and

provide instructions to the object placing device to place the one or more signaling devices on or near the roadway,
wherein each of the one or more signaling devices comprises a spring loaded tube and a delay mechanism configured to release the spring after the one or more signaling devices has been dropped onto the roadway.