A method and apparatus that prevent a collision with a hitch accessory are provided. The method includes: detecting an input to open a gate or detecting a gate opening motion, determining whether hitch accessory is present in a path of the gate opening motion, and in response to determining that the hitch accessory is absent from the path, opening the gate.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING TAILGATE COLLISION WITH HITCH ACCESSORY
15.08.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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