Patent ID: 11935335
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of robust association of a physical identity and a virtual identity of a target vehicle by an ego vehicle, comprising:
collecting, with a plurality of perception sensors within the ego vehicle, data related to a physical identity of the target vehicle and communicating data related to the physical identity of the target vehicle, via a communication bus, to a data processor within the ego vehicle;
collecting, with the data processor within the ego vehicle, via a wireless communication channel, data related to a virtual identity of the target vehicle;
associating, with the data processor within the ego vehicle, the physical identity of the target vehicle with the virtual identity of the target vehicle; and
initiating, with the data processor within the ego vehicle, via the wireless communication channel and a visible light communication channel, a challenge-response protocol between the ego vehicle and the target vehicle.