Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

John William Whikehart

Michael K Ingrody

Vijay Nadkarni

An object detection system may include an object detecting device. The object detecting device may generate an object signal based on detecting an object. The object detection system may include a controller for operating a motor. The motor may be connected to a wiper element. The controller may generate a position signal based on a position of the motor. The object detection system may include an object detection module in communication with the object detecting device. The object detection module may receive the object signal and/or the position signal. The object detection system may be configured to selectively control the motor in response to detecting the object.

Object detection system for a vehicle

An apparatus for an autonomous vehicle may include a controller. The controller may monitor one or more components or systems of the autonomous vehicle. The controller may determine a fault condition of the autonomous vehicle, such as for a component or a system of the autonomous vehicle. The apparatus may include a human-machine interface for a user, such as an occupant of the autonomous vehicle. The apparatus may communicate, via the human-machine interface, an alert based on the fault condition. This may be in accordance with a profile associated with the user.

Method and system for controlling an autonomous vehicle response to a fault condition

A parking availability system and method are provided. The system includes a vehicle information module that may be cloud-based to store characteristics of the vehicle and/or the driver/occupant(s). A parking module that may be cloud-based receives a selected destination and receives the characteristics of the vehicle and/or driver/occupant(s) from the vehicle information module. An infrastructure communication module receives the selected destination from the parking module and communicates with the selected destination to request parking availability information. The parking module determines, based on the parking availability information and the characteristics, whether there is parking available for the vehicle at the selected destination. The parking module generates alternate parking locations within a predetermined radius of the selected destination and provides the alternate parking locations to the infrastructure communications module for the infrastructure communications module to communicate with the parking locations to request parking availability information for the alternate parking locations.

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Northville, MI, United States of America

John William Whikehart