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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Alexander Blouin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin King, Detroit, MI (US);
Jacob Michael Haspiel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robin Mathew Kurian, Canton, MI (US);
Zhimin Yang, Northville, MI (US);
Stefan Bankowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ryan Alexander Bright, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a transceiver, a telematics control unit and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive tour information associated with a tour, and the telematics control unit may be determine a real-time vehicle geolocation. The processor may be configured to obtain a trigger signal, and obtain the tour information and the real-time vehicle geolocation responsive to obtaining the trigger signal. The processor may be further configured to determine that a predefined condition may be met based on the tour information and the real-time vehicle geolocation. The processor may modify a first vehicle component setting associated with a vehicle component to a second vehicle component setting, responsive to determining that the predefined condition may be met.