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

Claim 0:
1. A system for an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
one or more signaling devices configured to visually notify other vehicles when placed on or near a roadway;
an object placing device configured to place the one or more signaling devices;
a processor; and
a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to:
determine that the autonomous vehicle has experienced a malfunction, 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.