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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Anthony Hatton, Orchard Lake, MI (US);
Stefan Bankowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a mobile computer programmed to receive, from a vehicle computer, an instruction to proceed to a location and vehicle operation data from an in-vehicle communications network. The mobile computer is programmed to determine that a vehicle is ready to proceed to the location based on the operation data. The mobile computer is programmed to receive user input approving transitioning from a boarding state to a driving state. The mobile computer is programmed to then instruct the vehicle computer to actuate vehicle components to proceed to the location.