Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Bryce J Benfield

Allan K Lewis

Todd P Lindemann

Apral S Hara

Freddy V Rayes

Kunaal Verma

John M Clarahan

Robert Stacey

Presented are intelligent vehicle systems and control logic for driver coaching and on-demand vehicle charging, methods for making/using such systems, and motor vehicles with real-time eco-routing and automated driving capabilities. A method for controlling operation of a vehicle includes: determining an origin and destination for the vehicle; conducting a geospatial query to identify a candidate route for traversing from the origin to the destination; determining, based on current electrical characteristics of the vehicle's battery pack, an estimated driving range for the vehicle; responsive to the estimated driving range being less than the candidate route's distance, evaluating energy characteristics of the candidate route to derive an estimated energy expenditure to reach the destination; using the estimated energy expenditure, generating an action plan with vehicle maneuvering and/or accessory usage actions that extend the estimated driving range; and commanding a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a control operation based on the action plan.

Intelligent motor vehicles, systems, and control logic for driver behavior coaching and on-demand mobile charging

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Milford, MI, United States of America

Bryce J Benfield