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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael Thompson, San Francisco, CA (US);

Umit Batur, San Jose, CA (US);

Paul Theodosis, Dublin, CA (US);

Oliver Jeromin, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Assignee:

Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/146 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for controlling access to vehicle features are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining identifying information of a driver of a vehicle; receiving an indication that the driver wants to activate a feature of the vehicle; determining whether the driver is qualified to activate the feature based on the identifying information; in response to determining that the driver is not qualified to activate the feature, inhibiting activation of the feature and causing a user interface to be presented that indicates that the feature cannot be used; and in response to determining that the driver is qualified to activate the feature, activating the feature.


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