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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Karl Nathan Clark, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle determines that it is under use in a temporary-user state for which a temporary use period is defined. The vehicle, responsive to being under use in the temporary use state, engages a vehicle temporary use mode, including automatic capture of vehicle states when the mode is engaged. Further, the vehicle, responsive to the engagement of the temporary use mode, displays at least one of vehicle documentation or a selectable option to display vehicle documentation on a vehicle display. The vehicle additionally monitors the vehicle while use of the vehicle is performed during the temporary use period and notifies a driver, via the vehicle display, of vehicle use, determined by the monitoring, that does not conform to any restrictions defined by an agreement relating to the temporary use period.