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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel A. Makled, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeremy Ferack, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael McQuillen, Warren, MI (US);
Brian Wolski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew Affeldt, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide a vehicle that can establish a network of nearby vehicles in order to upload large amounts of data. An example vehicle includes a sensor, a communication system, and a processor. The processor is configured to establish a network comprising a plurality of nearby vehicles having respective data upload rates, separate data gathered by the sensor into segments based on the respective data upload rates, and transmit to the plurality of nearby vehicles using the communication system (i) the segments, and (ii) instructions for uploading the segments to a server.