{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "Methods and systems are provided for initiating an alert in a vehicle. A method includes: receiving sensor data associated with an environment of the vehicle; determining at least one road user based on the sensor data; determining at least one blind spot area associated with a pillar of the…",
  "path": "/patents/1373362",
  "publishedAt": "2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60W50/14",
    "GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC"
  ],
  "textContent": "Methods and systems are provided for initiating an alert in a vehicle. A method includes: receiving sensor data associated with an environment of the vehicle; determining at least one road user based on the sensor data; determining at least one blind spot area associated with a pillar of the vehicle and the road scenario; determining that the at least one road user is a vulnerable road user based on the blind spot area and a size and location of the at least one road user; determining a line of sight of the driver; determining, by the processor, whether the at least one road user is within the line of sight of the driver; and in response to the determining whether the at least one road user is within the line of sight of the driver, selectively generating, by the processor, alert signal data to an alert system of the vehicle.",
  "title": "SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTEXTULLY ALERT A DRIVER OF IDENTIIFED OBJECTS IN A-PILLAR BLIND ZONES"
}