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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xingping Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Kevin Wegienka, Canton, MI (US);
Shane Elwart, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Bo Wu, Northville, MI (US);
Aaron L. Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60W 2530/14 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60W 2556/60 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer for a vehicle is described. The computer includes a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The instructions include, to: determine a trigger to initiate a highway assist mode; based on the determined trigger, determine vehicle-location data; and based on the data, inhibit initiation of the mode.