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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Prashant Dubey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Dearborn, MI (US);
LaRon Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohan Kamath, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An applique is mounted over one or both B-pillars of an autonomous vehicle and includes a display, speaker, touch input, and microphone. The applique may include a curved cover mounted over a printed circuit board (PCB) having LED arrays mounted thereto. A diffuser defines windows for the LED arrays and has a planar surface interfacing with the PCB and a curved surface interfacing with the curved cover. A controller of the vehicle detects proximity to a passenger to be picked up and displays the passenger's name at a first proximity, outputs a spoken message at a second, closer, proximity, and outputs a visible and audible prompt to enter an access code at a third proximity closer than the second proximity.