Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Nicole Leonarda Wilhelmina Eikelenberg

Christoph Arndt

Johnathan Andrew Line

Joseph Michael Kish

Jimmy Moua

Keith Allen Godin

Turgay Isik Aslandere

Marcel Grein

Detlef Kuck

David Longin

Jeroen Lem

Christian Ress

Aria Etemad

Ulf Kirchner

Servé Ploumen

An electrified vehicle and associated method for controlling an electrified vehicle having an electric machine powered by a traction battery include an autoencoder trained with training data indicative of a remaining driving range of the traction battery. The trained autoencoder processes vehicle operating data to generate a reference data record and determines a value indicative of a similarity between the vehicle operating data and the reference data record. The autoencoder generates an output data record if the value indicative of the similarity is below a predetermined threshold value. The output data record may be used to display an alert or message to a vehicle occupant and/or control the vehicle to reduce power consumption to increase vehicle driving range.

Electrified vehicle with indication of adequate driving range based on autoencoder

A rack system for a commercial vehicle including at least one guide rail fixable to at least one vehicle structure of the commercial vehicle, and at least one rack slidingly supported by the guide rail back and forth in a lateral direction of the commercial vehicle. To laterally balance a loading of the commercial vehicle the rack system comprises at least one fixing unit for temporary fixing the rack selectively in one of several fixing positions disposed along the guide rail by fixing the rack to the guide rail and/or to the vehicle structure.

Rack system for a commercial vehicle and method for laterally balancing and loading of a commercial vehicle

Various embodiments relate to determining a route for efficient energy consumption. Data defining one or more routes and one or more consumption influencing parameters which influence a consumption of an energy source of the vehicle along the one or more routes may be received at a vehicle computer. Based on the route data and the consumption influencing parameters, at least one route which minimizes the consumption of the energy source for the vehicle may be determined. For the at least one route, one or more braking strategies may be determined for implementation by a vehicle operator in the vehicle in accordance with reducing the consumption of the vehicle energy source. The one or more braking strategies may be output in the vehicle.

Method and system for determining a route for efficient energy consumption

Various embodiments relate to a method and device for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle to develop a fuel-saving driving style. A route section which permits driving at a constant speed may be determined. Further, the constant speed may be determined. An acceleration or deceleration for approaching the constant speed may be determined. The acceleration or deceleration may be displayed to the driver.

Method and device for assisting a driver in developing a fuel-saving driving style

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Meerssen, Netherlands

Nicole Leonarda Wilhelmina Eikelenberg