Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Yang Yang

Erik J Christen

Kevin James Rhodes

Mahmoud Abdelhamid

Chad Bednar

David W Stewart

Mukesh Kumar

Lawrence C Karas

Prasad Venkiteswaran

Dale F Jordan, Iii

Andrew Dayton Phillips

Pallav Sohoni

Jaswant S Dhillon

Evan Perry

Joseph Giacchina

Ajay Pal

Mary Caye Catherine Spieth

An apparatus for heating a window of a vehicle comprises an electrical storage unit configured to store an electrical charge and a plurality of heating circuits disposed on a window of the vehicle. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to monitor the electrical charge of the electrical storage unit and selectively activate one or more of the heating circuits based on the electrical charge.

Backlight window defrosting system based on field of view

A system includes a vehicle-processor in communication with an external vehicle sensor, wherein the processor is configured to detect another vehicle within a predefined proximity. The processor is further configured to instruct the external vehicle sensor to scan a characteristic of the another vehicle, responsive to the detecting. Also, the processor is configured to determine if the characteristic includes an anomaly, responsive to the scan and notify the driver of the another vehicle of the anomaly, responsive to the determination.

Method and apparatus for crowd-assisted prognostics and diagnostics

A vehicle includes a multi-purpose automotive sound device for alerting pedestrians. The vehicle includes front and rear wheels, side mirrors, a sound device, and a controller. The sound device operates in a first mode and a second mode to generate an audio signal. The sound device is disposed adjacent to the front wheel and one of the side mirrors. The controller activates the sound device in the first mode or the second mode based on a state of the vehicle.

Multi-purpose automotive sound device

Systems and methods for determining availability of a vehicle charging station are provided. One vehicle system includes a telematics unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a second telematics unit of a second vehicle electrically coupled to a charging station; a processor configured to obtain a remaining charge time from the second vehicle, using the telematics unit; and a display for displaying the remaining charge time in association with information related to the second vehicle. One method includes establishing, using a telematics unit, wireless communication with a second telematics unit of a second vehicle electrically coupled to the charging station; obtaining, using a processor, a remaining charge time from the second vehicle via the telematics unit; and displaying, on a display, the remaining charge time in association with information related to the second vehicle.

System and method for determining availability of vehicle charging stations

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Belleville, MI, United States of America

Yang Yang