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Tesla patents car doors that open when you lean in using UWB signals

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a system that uses ultra-wideband (UWB) signals to track the precise location of a user's device near a vehicle. It uses a neural network to predict if the user is leaning into the car based on this location data and seat sensors, then automatically adjusts moveable closures like doors or the trunk.

Why it mattersIt offers a smoother way to enter a car by anticipating the user's movement rather than just detecting their presence.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and methods are described herein for a system to automatically execute actions associated with one or more moveable closures of a vehicle. The system may detect a user device is within proximity of the vehicle using ultra-wideband signals. The system may then determine a location of the user device, and based on the location of the user device, whether the user device is within a trigger zone. A trigger zone may represent a real-world area positioned about the vehicle. Based on determining that the user device is within a trigger zone, the system may execute an action associated with the one or more moveable closures.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A system configured for inclusion in a vehicle, the system comprising: one or more sensors; one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: determine a location of a user device using ultra-wideband signals, wherein the user device is associated with a user of the vehicle; predict, using a neural network, whether the user is leaning into the vehicle based on the location of the user device, wherein the neural network is trained on training data comprising movement data and sensor data corresponding to a sensor located under a seat of the vehicle; and based on predicting that the user is leaning into the vehicle, executing an action associated with one or more moveable closures of the vehicle.

Facts

Company
Tesla (Tesla, Inc.)
Official title
ULTRA WIDE BAND (UWB) BASED AUTOMATIC MOVEABLE CLOSURE ADJUSTMENT
Publication number
US20260301492A1
Application number
19563236
Filed
Mar 11, 2026
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
20

Classified under

G07C 9/00309 Physics & computingH04W 4/022 Electricity & electronicsG07C 2009/00333 Physics & computingG07C 2009/00523 Physics & computing
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