Determining a future use of a battery

A damaged vehicle can automatically check the health of its battery, looking at both its remaining power capacity and any physical damage. It also assesses how easy it would be to remove the battery. Based on these checks, the vehicle then decides the best future use for the battery, such as reusing it in another vehicle if it's still good, or for backup power if its capacity is reduced. The vehicle can also send its location and a notification to a remote server.

Why it matters: Filed before the significant acceleration in demand for EV battery second-life applications and the widespread integration of AI for real-time vehicle damage assessment. These trends make the invention's core functionality more valuable and technically achievable.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedVehicle sensors, battery diagnostics, software logic

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