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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brett Stephens, Detroit, MI (US);
Jonathan Thomas Mullen, San Jose, CA (US);
Shane Elwart, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G08G 1/012 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0116 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/0141 (2013.01); G08G 1/096811 (2013.01); G08G 1/096827 (2013.01); G08G 1/096838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for routing a vehicle includes determining, based on roadway section information for two or more potential driving routes for a vehicle, a first route along which a driver assistance feature or an automated driving feature will not be available and a second route along which the driver assistance feature or the automated driving feature will be available. The method further includes providing navigation instructions for the second route to a driver or control system.