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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2023
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Travis D Bechtel, Goodrich, MI (US);
Brandon F Brady, Lapeer, MI (US);
Johannes Blum, Ruesselsheim, DE;
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling a vehicle includes a steering actuator, a brake actuator a throttle actuator, an interface device and a control system. The interface device has a drive controller coupled to the brake actuator and the throttle actuator, and a steering controller coupled to the steering actuator. The control system is responsive to actuation of the interface device to change one or both of the speed and direction of the vehicle as compared to the instructions executed by the vehicle controller, and the control system is responsive to actuation of the interface device to adjust the instructions as a function of the actuation of the interface device in at least some operating conditions.