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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Ferrari S.p.a., Modena, IT;
Jonathan P. Ive, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eugene Whang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeremy Bataillou, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony Ashcroft, San Francisco, CA (US);
Suhang Zhou, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benoit Louzaouen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jemima Kiss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Wilson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wan Si Wan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Biotz Natera, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Mcgrath, San Francisco, CA (US);
Roger Guyett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph Luxton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Matas, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrick Kessler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Maximilian Romani, Modena, IT;
Vito Conigliaro, Modena, IT;
FERRARI S.P.A., Modena, IT;
Abstract
Road vehicle comprising a powertrain system; an ignition system for the powertrain system comprising in turn a slot integral with the passenger compartment of the road vehicle and configured to receive and accommodate a key for the ignition of the road vehicle; wherein the ignition system comprises a detection system, configured to detect the presence or absence of the key at the slot, and a control unit, which is connected to the detection system and to the powertrain system and is configured to enable the power supply to the powertrain system only when the key is detected at the slot.