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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Bier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Blake Tranter, Brighton, MI (US);
Peter Douglas Kuechler, Canton, MI (US);
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Ryan O'Rourke, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle determines that a vehicle enhanced driving mode has been requested. The vehicle determines whether a condition for engaging such a mode has been met. Additionally, the vehicle offers a user-override, when the condition has not been met and the condition is a condition defined as over-rideable and responsive to override acceptance, engaging the requested driving mode. In other instances, the vehicle monitors mode usage against predefined maximum usage constraints, and may facilitate excess mode usage if constraints are exceeded.