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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2025
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Matthew Watts, South Lyon, MI (US);
Devon Robert Hall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a method for operation. The vehicle includes a wheel, an actuator for controlling rotation of the wheel, a sensor for detecting a stuck condition for the wheel, and a processor for performing an automated rocking mode at the vehicle. The automated rocking mode includes engaging an engine of the vehicle into a first gear, rotating the wheel via the actuator with the engine in the first gear to create a first motion of the vehicle in a first direction, obtaining a traction indicator of the vehicle with the engine in the first gear, engaging the engine into a second gear when the traction indicator meets a traction threshold, and rotating the wheel via the actuator with the engine in the second gear to create a second motion of the vehicle in a second direction.