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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Nunzio DeCia, Northville, MI (US);
David A. Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
Arun Dutta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bill Dierker, Canton, MI (US);
Justin Cartwright, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for control module activation of vehicles in a key-off state to determine driving routes. An example system includes a vehicle at a location in a key-off state. The vehicle includes a communication module to receive an activation signal and a telematic control unit. The telematic control unit is to activate upon receipt of the activation signal and determine and present a route from the location. The example system also includes a remote processor to determine the location, identify an event and an end time based upon the location, and send an activation signal based upon the end time.