Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

James Wilhelm Heaton

Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala

Praveen Kumar Yalavarty

Mohsen Bahrami

Hamed Asadi

Joseph Carl Beiser

Jean De Dieu Mutangana

John Correia

Arthur Marius Vitui

John Naum Vangelov

Sajit Janardhanan

Laleh Ghalami

Navid Tafaghodi Khajavi

Mesh device communication is provided. A dictionary of indexes corresponding to different messages is stored to a cache memory of an access device. A message is received via a transceiver of the access device. The cache memory is accessed to look up the message to identify an index corresponding to the message. The message is propagated, via the transceiver, to a wireless access device mesh network including a plurality of other access devices by broadcasting the index of the message.

Key fob mesh networking with automotive applications

This disclosure describes systems and using dual vehicle digital twins for model-based learning and remotely-operated vehicles. An example method may include receiving, by a processor associated with a first digital twin stored locally on a computing system of a vehicle or a second digital twin stored remotely on a first remote system, data relating to a first sub-system of the vehicle and a second sub-system of the vehicle. The example method may also include sending the data to the first digital twin or the second digital twin, wherein sending the data includes synchronizing with the first digital twin or the second digital twin.

Systems and methods using dual vehicle digital twins for model-based learning and remotely-operated vehicles

Secure wireless data prefetching and delivery is provided. A first demand is received from a first requesting device, requesting a first data file from the central agent, the first requesting device storing first cache data including a key and a first portion of the first data file. A second demand is received from a second requesting device, requesting a second data file from the central agent, the second requesting device storing second cache data including the key and a second portion of the second data file. A function is generated configured to allow the first requesting device to generate the first data file from the first portion and to allow the second requesting device to generate the second data file from the second portion. The function is broadcast to the first and second devices, responsive to the first and second demands.

Secure wireless data prefetching and delivery

Autonomous management of wireless connectivity of priority response vehicles is provided. It is received, from a communications network including a plurality of access points, the access points configured to provide communications services to priority vehicles and non-priority vehicles, locations of the priority vehicles over the communications network. A SON server is utilized, in communication with the plurality of access points, to optimize wireless connectivity for the priority vehicles. It is received, by an enhanced vehicle management system (EVMS) server, in communication with the SON server, network quality information from the SON server. The priority vehicles are routed based on the network quality information.

Autonomous management of wireless connectivity of priority response vehicles

A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to identifying a first user via a mobile device, load a first non-person entity associated with the first user from the mobile device to configure vehicle settings, the first non-person entity including a driver setting, a first entertainment setting and a second entertainment setting; and responsive to identifying a second user entering the vehicle, switch from the first entertainment setting to a second entertainment setting.

Vehicle identity access management

A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to provide an identification of an occupant of a vehicle to a plurality of virtual-meeting platforms, receive data indicating a plurality of virtual meetings at respective start times for the occupant from the virtual-meeting platforms, connect a user interface of the vehicle to a first one of the virtual meetings through a first virtual-meeting platform of the virtual meeting platforms at the respective start time, and connect the user interface to a second one of the virtual meetings through a second virtual-meeting platform of the virtual meeting platforms at the respective start time.

Vehicle meetings

A selectable vehicle profile for an electrified vehicle (EV) may be communicated to a vehicle controller to modify vehicle acceleration, generate simulated engine sounds, customize the look and feel of a vehicle instrument cluster/panel display and/or human-machine interface(s) (HMI) (including gages, menus, displays, colors etc.), control transmission simulated shift schedule and feel, control active suspension/ride control, and similar features so that the EV operates to provide a driving experience similar to a previously profiled vehicle, such as a non-electrified vehicle. Vehicle profiles may be generated by an OEM or after-market supplier based on actual measurements and/or specifications associated with operation of a particular non-electrified vehicle. The vehicle profile may be licensed for download to the EV, and/or made available through a subscription service, for example.

Electric vehicle with selectable vehicle profiles

A system includes an audio input, a transceiver, and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive a voice query from a vehicle occupant per the audio input, evaluate the query locally to provide initial search results, in parallel, utilize the transceiver to concurrently evaluate the query using one or more remote digital assistants to receive historical and new search results, and merge the local results and the remote results to provide additional lazy load search results.

Pre-fetch and lazy load results of in-vehicle digital assistant voice searches

This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for generating a customized display in a vehicle. The customized display may be generated on the basis of various factors such as a reason for executing a trip, a preferred travel model, and/or operating parameters of the vehicle. A few exemplary reasons for executing a trip can include taking a vacation, delivering a package, dropping off a passenger, dining out, going to work, a fuel fill up, and/or for charging a battery. A computer may utilize such reasons to identify objects of interest in a geographical area surrounding the vehicle when the vehicle is executing the trip and generate a customized display that includes these objects. For example, when the reason for executing the trip is a vacation, the objects in the customized display may include a tourist attraction, a landmark, a fueling station, an electric charging station, and/or a restaurant.

Systems and methods for generating a customized display in a vehicle

A system includes a processor that receives an authentication request, at a vehicle, from an application executing on a device in communication with the vehicle, including a security designation. The receiving vehicle then determines if the vehicle has access to a primary security authentication system corresponding to the security designation. The vehicle also, responsive to the vehicle having access, utilizes the primary authentication system to authenticate a user via the determined primary security authentication system and provide user credentials, obtained based on successful use of the primary authentication system, to the device.

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James Wilhelm Heaton