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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0024 (2020.02); B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02);
Abstract
A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle is provided. While the vehicle is at a commanded destination the method may be responsive to an absence of an ingress/egress of a passenger for a predetermined period. The predetermined period may depend on whether the vehicle is in arrival mode or departure mode. The method may include commanding the vehicle to travel to a predetermined location selected to have measures of cellular-wireless signal strength that are greater than a predetermined threshold.