Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jeffrey Yizhou Hu

Michael Crimando

Michael David Kaminski

Austin Kirk

Derrick Portis

Robin Mathew Kurian

Douglas Scott Rhode

David Anthony Hatton

Joseph F Stanek

Michael Adel Awad Alla

Cheri Lyn Hansen

Stefan Bankowski

Kevin Burdette

Tuan Quoc Nguyen

Ashish Nadkar

Nelson Alexander Brock

James Carthew

Kujtim Shala

Satbir Tanda

Jonathan Moss

A vehicle integrated unmanned aerial system is disclosed. The system may include a vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The vehicle may include a vehicle processor configured to obtain a vehicle telemetry information from a vehicle telemetry unit and a user input from a vehicle user. Further, the vehicle may include a transmitter that may be configured to transmit the vehicle telemetry information and the user input to the UAV. The UAV may include a UAV receiver configured to receive the vehicle telemetry information and the user input. Further, the UAV may include a UAV processor that may be configured to obtain the vehicle telemetry information and the vehicle user from the UAV receiver and predict a vehicle movement based on the vehicle telemetry information. The UAV processor may be further configured to maneuver the UAV based on the predicted vehicle movement and the user input.

Vehicle data sharing for coordinated robot actions

The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods related to charging an electric vehicle. A method for determining recommendations for a user of a user device includes determining that the user is consuming content on a first application on the user device, the content available on the electric vehicle, determining a charge state of the electric vehicle, determining, based on the charge state of the electric vehicle that a length of time to charge the electric vehicle satisfies a timing requirement associated with the content, locating a charge station where the electric vehicle can be charged while the vehicle plays the content, and presenting a recommendation to charge the vehicle at the charging station.

Systems and methods for entertainment recommendations during charge of a battery electric vehicle

Permission to execute a remote procedure call as requested by a first vehicle-enabled application over a first connection is validated using permissions assigned to the first vehicle-enabled application according to a policy table of the vehicle. Permission to execute the remote procedure call as requested by the second vehicle-enabled application over the second connection as forwarded to vehicle over the first connection is validated using permissions assigned to the second vehicle-enabled application according to the policy table of the vehicle.

Passthrough mobile application policy

A system includes a processor configured to determine an applicable pre-defined vehicle system state set, defining preferred vehicle system states when a driver is away from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a driver exit-event while a vehicle state in the state set varies from a preferred setting and notify a driver mobile device of the variance, responsive to the exit event.

Method and apparatus for vehicle-state alerts indicative of undesirable conditions

A computer-implemented method includes restricting an accessible number of applications while an application-limiting state exists in a vehicle. In this embodiment, the restricting including re-ordering displayed application icons such that applications having a user-designated priority associated therewith are still accessible on a vehicle display being limited by the restricting.

Method and apparatus for user-designated application prioritization

A system includes a processor configured to determine a set of context-variable values, responsive to a restriction imposition resulting in a limited-display capability for displaying selectable application icons. The processor is also configured to determine a correlation between the context-variable values and context states saved for each of a plurality of applications displayable as selectable application icons and display a predefined number of the plurality of selectable application icons corresponding to the applications having the highest correlation with the context-variable values.

A system includes a switch biased to a neutral position, a camera, and a computer communicatively coupled to the switch and the camera. The computer is programmed to activate a vehicle brake upon receiving data from the switch that the switch is in the neutral position and to activate the vehicle brake upon determining that an operator of the switch is in an inattentive state based on data received from the camera.

Automotive control

A system includes a mobile computer programmed to receive, from a vehicle computer, an instruction to proceed to a location and vehicle operation data from an in-vehicle communications network. The mobile computer is programmed to determine that a vehicle is ready to proceed to the location based on the operation data. The mobile computer is programmed to receive user input approving transitioning from a boarding state to a driving state. The mobile computer is programmed to then instruct the vehicle computer to actuate vehicle components to proceed to the location.

Remote vehicle insturction

A vehicle and method of operation, which include a vehicle computing system having at least one controller coupled to a transceiver and configured to poll for and respond to subscribe requests from at least two mobile device applications, communicating with the transceiver near a vehicle cabin. In response to the subscribe requests, the controller(s) establish a monitored connection to an active one of the navigation applications. In response to at least one of destination, waypoint, active status, and current location signals from the monitored connection, the controller(s) communicate the signals to inactive applications, and may be further configured to communicate such signals from the inactive applications to other active and inactive applications. The controller(s) also poll the navigation and/or non-navigation applications for one or more data share permissions and messaging capabilities, and establish data push connections to the inactive applications according to the data share permissions and messaging capabilities.

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Jeffrey Yizhou Hu