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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Applicant:
GM Cruise Holdings Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Marco Antonio Gaxiola Michel, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/038 (2012.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0023 (2020.02); B60W 50/038 (2013.01); B60W 60/00186 (2020.02); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2710/086 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for identifying an imminent low state of charge of a battery in an autonomous vehicle, and automatically powering down the vehicle before a zero state of charge event occurs. In particular, the autonomous vehicle automatically powers down while there is enough energy in the batteries to restart the vehicle and drive the vehicle a short distance to a charging station.