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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Anthon Mueller, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Boris Gorovets, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Gregory William Farrey, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John Frederick Locke, Waterford, MI (US);
Adam Weiss, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an antenna system and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to wireless energy, received via the antenna system, exceeding a magnitude and duration indicative of a cellular connection from a nomadic device at a predetermined position in the vehicle in an absence of a connection with the device via a local protocol while the vehicle is in motion, operate a powertrain to limit a speed of the vehicle.