A beacon provides an image projected onto a roadway at a distance from the vehicle to alert other vehicles as to the presence and speed and/or the deceleration (braking) of the vehicle. The beacon can include a laser that projects an image onto the roadway at a distance behind the vehicle. The laser is able to project this image through fog or other low visibility conditions. The image projected onto the roadway can be a recognizable image such as a universally recognized warning symbol. Alternatively, or additionally, a beacon can be mounted to a front of a vehicle which can alert a moving leading vehicle as to the presence of a moving trailing vehicle in low visibility conditions. The beacon can also be used to alert the driver of inadvertent crossing the roadway lane divider markings either visibly or electronically, in low visibility conditions.
Vehicle Alert System
2023-06-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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