Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

John Shutko

Roger Arnold Trombley

Shane Elwart

Thomas Edward Pilutti

Douglas Scott Rhode

Rajit Johri

Devinder Singh Kochhar

Jeff Allen Greenberg

Christopher Attard

Hongtei Eric Tseng

Christopher Scott Nave

John Patrick Joyce

Matt Y Rupp

Kenneth Michael Mayer

Erick Michael Lavoie

Louis Tijerina

David Dean Smit

Andrew Waldis

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

Thomas Lee Miller

Cynthia M Neubecker

Eric Hongtei Tseng

Jeffrey Thomas Remillard

Aaron Lewis Mills

Alex Maurice Miller

Michael Hafner

Sudipto Aich

Matthew Y Rupp

Martin Fitzpatrick Frey

Manoharprasad K Rao

Dimitar Petrov Filev

Mark Anthony Cuddihy

Dale Scott Crombez

John Ottavio Michelini

Jialiang Le

Hai Yu

Ryan J Skaff

Eric L Reed

Derek Hartl

Paul Stephen Bryan

Wilford Trent Yopp

David Leslie Watson

Bradley George Hochrein

Angela L Watson

Eric H Wingfield

Abraham G Philip

Peter Francis Worrel

James McBride

Brian Wolski

Kathleen Blackmore

Wayne Williams

Paul Joseph Szuszman

Doug Scott Rhode

Jerome Charles Ivan

Timothy Prodin

Clifford Anthony Bailey

Nate Rolfes

Michael Cavaretta

Thomas Edward Pilluti

Rich Lanoue

A vehicle light assembly is provided. The vehicle lighting assembly includes a housing, a light source, a lens disposed in front of the light source, a light sensor disposed outside the lens for sensing light intensity of light output from the lens, and a controller controlling the light source to adjust intensity of the light based on the sensed light intensity. The controller may also control a lens cleaner based on the sensed light intensity.

Vehicle light assembly and method of controlling same

A vehicle and trailer display system is disclosed. The display system includes a plurality of imaging devices disposed on the vehicle, each having a field of view. The display system further includes a screen disposed in the vehicle operable to display images from the imaging devices. A controller is in communication with the imaging devices and the screen and is operable to receive a hitch angle corresponding to the angle between the vehicle and the trailer. Based on the hitch angle, the controller is operable to select a field of view of an imaging device to display on the screen.

Display system utilizing vehicle and trailer dynamics

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for provide monitoring a vehicle's surroundings, predicting when a navigation route will pass through a closed road, preemptively modifying the navigation route to avoid the closed road, identifying changes in speed limit, and identifying dangerous debris in the roadway. One embodiment of the camera-based vehicle control system includes a camera configured to obtain image information and a processor configured to: analyze the image information; if a reroute condition is satisfied based on the image information, implement an alternate navigation route; if a threat condition is satisfied based on the image information, cause an output device to output a threat alert; and if a speed condition is satisfied based on the image information, modify a vehicle speed setting.

System and method for controlling vehicle components based on camera-obtained image information

Upon determining that one of a driver condition and a subsystem fault preventing continued operation has occurred, certain actions are taken by an autonomously operating vehicle. An appropriate road-side location for parking is identified. The vehicle is maneuvered to the appropriate road side location. The vehicle is oriented to a specified acute angle to an adjacent traffic lane.

Echelon parking

Method and apparatus are disclosed for a driver interactive system for semi-autonomous modes of a vehicle. An example disclosed vehicle with semiautonomous features includes memory and a processor. The example processor causes the vehicle to determine, with a driver identification sensor, the identity of a driver. The example processor also causes the vehicle to determine which semiautonomous features are flagged for training based on a driver profile of the identified driver. Additionally, the example processor causes the vehicle to, in response to the driver activating one of the flagged semiautonomous features, provide an audiovisual description of the semiautonomous feature.

Driver interactive system for semi-autonomous modes of a vehicle

A selection for a shared vehicle is received. Whether the shared vehicle is in view of a user device camera is determined. At least one of directions to the shared vehicle are provided to the user device. Data of the shared vehicle are identified.

Shared vehicle system

A wearable computing device in a vehicle is identified by a computer in a vehicle. Collected data is received relating to autonomous operation of the vehicle. A message is sent to the wearable computing device based at least in part on the collected data.

Wearable computer in an autonomous vehicle

A display system for a vehicle attached to a trailer is provided herein. The system includes a display configured to show an aerial view of the vehicle and the trailer and a plurality of waypoints, each indicating a possible parking location for the trailer. The system also includes a device that interfaces with the display and is operable to select one of the plurality of waypoints and set a trailer orientation for the selected waypoint.

Trailer backup assist system with waypoint selection

A display system for a vehicle and trailer is disclosed. The system comprises an interface configured to receive a directional input and a controller in communication with the interface and a screen. The controller is operable to receive a hitch angle and determine a heading direction of the trailer. The controller is further operable to determine a predicted heading of the vehicle aligned with the trailer based on the hitch angle. The predicted heading of the trailer is then displayed by the controller on the screen.

A vehicle operator is identified. Based at least in part on the operator's identity, one or more parameters are determined specifying a mode for autonomously operating the vehicle. The vehicle is autonomously operated at least in part according to the one or more parameters.

Autonomous vehicle modes

A method of inputting a path is provided. The method includes the steps of generating an aerial view of a vehicle and a trailer based on at least one of image data and satellite image data, displaying the aerial view on a display having a touch screen, and registering a touch event on the touch screen that inputs an intended path for the vehicle and the trailer.

Method of inputting a path for a vehicle and trailer

A path input system is provided. The path input system includes at least one imaging device for generating image data. A GPS device is included for generating satellite image data. A controller generates an aerial view of a vehicle and a trailer based on the image data and the satellite data. A display is included for displaying the aerial view and registering a touch event thereon that inputs an intended path for the vehicle and the trailer.

System and method of inputting an intended backing path

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John Shutko