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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Oswaldo Perez Barrera, Estado de Mexico, MX;
Alvaro Jimenez Hernandez, Mexico City, MX;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B62H 3/08 (2006.01); B62H 3/12 (2006.01); B63H 5/00 (2006.01); B62H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 9/06 (2013.01); B62H 3/08 (2013.01); B62H 3/12 (2013.01); B62H 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a bicycle lock and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive a bicycle slot reservation message, assign the bicycle slot reservation message to a bicycle slot of an autonomous bus, command the bicycle lock associated with the bicycle slot to an unlocked position, detect a bicycle placed in the bicycle slot, and command the bicycle lock to a locked position.