Inventor
TELLIS LEVASSEUR
US30 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
27 patentsUS9079587B1Jul 14, 2015
Autonomous control in a dense vehicle environment
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC363 citations98
US6560525B1May 6, 2003
Integrated queue assist and adaptive cruise control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC71 citations96
US6708099B2Mar 16, 2004
Stop and go adaptive cruise control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC73 citations95
US10422649B2Sep 24, 2019
Autonomous driving sensing system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC25 citations93
US7018004B2Mar 28, 2006
System and method for brake pre-charging
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC46 citations91
US6607255B2Aug 19, 2003
Collision mitigation by braking system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC28 citations91
US7034668B2Apr 25, 2006
Threat level identification and quantifying system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC47 citations90
US6559762B1May 6, 2003
Multi channel braking notification system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC21 citations89
US10183640B2Jan 22, 2019
Systems and methods for door collision avoidance
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations84
US9033092B1May 19, 2015
Vehicle front end structure providing pedestrian protection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC13 citations84
US10663965B2May 26, 2020
Permissions for partially autonomous vehicle operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations83
US9266487B2Feb 23, 2016
Adaptive suppression of vehicle restraint system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations83
US9925988B1Mar 27, 2018
Steering and braking control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations80
US10086839B2Oct 2, 2018
Semiautonomous vehicle control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations72
US10061315B2Aug 28, 2018
Advanced autonomous vehicle tutorial
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations72
US9802566B2Oct 31, 2017
Adaptive suppression of vehicle restraint system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations72
US9666069B2May 30, 2017
Autonomous vehicle handling and performance adjustment
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US6655749B2Dec 2, 2003
Accelerator actuated emergency braking system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations72
US10232856B2Mar 19, 2019
Vehicle user-communication system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations71
US10037033B2Jul 31, 2018
Vehicle exterior surface object detection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations71
US6659572B2Dec 9, 2003
System for exerting an amplified braking force
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations71
US11192543B2Dec 7, 2021
Systems and methods for automated stopping and/or parking of autonomous vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations70
US10229599B2Mar 12, 2019
Vehicle lane changing
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations70
US11429843B2Aug 30, 2022
Vehicle operation labeling
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations69
US9612596B2Apr 4, 2017
Hands-off steering wheel governed by pedestrian detection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations68
US12545281B2Feb 10, 2026
Vehicle operator monitoring
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations57
US12455567B2Oct 28, 2025
Augmented reality for teleoperation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52