Patent ID: 9597969
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60L,B60M,Y02T

Claim:
1. A vehicle for use with a system component physically connected to a road at a first location, the vehicle comprising: a main body comprising a bottom surface; at least one wheel coupled to the main body for moving the vehicle along the road; an electronic vehicle component at least partially positioned within the main body; and a probe electrically coupled to the electronic vehicle component, wherein the probe electrically couples the electronic vehicle component to the system component when the vehicle moves along the road proximate the first location, wherein a first portion of the probe is positioned lower than a top surface of the road when the probe electrically couples the electronic vehicle component to the system component, and wherein a second portion of the probe is positioned lower than the bottom surface of the main body but higher than the top surface of the road when the probe electrically couples the electronic vehicle component to the system component.