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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Aumovio Autonomous Mobility Us, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Brandon Herzog, Waterford, MI (US);
Daniel Diessner, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
AUMOVIO Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method, system and software product for maneuvering a vehicle-trailer unit in reverse travel with a trailer backing system is disclosed. The vehicle has a trailer hitch and a trailer is coupled to the trailer hitch thereby allowing a horizontal swivel movement of the trailer around the hitch. The trailer backing system includes an electronics control unit (ECU) and an input device communicatively coupled thereto. The method includes receiving, at the ECU, a selection of a trailer maneuver from a plurality of defined trailer maneuvers; and configuring the input device based upon the selected trailer maneuver, the input device being operable with the ECU to operate the vehicle for performing the trailer maneuver selected.