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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2025
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Rami Al Khatib, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aed M Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Alan Watkins, Canton, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a first sensor, a second sensor, and a processor is disclosed. The processor may detect a vehicle engagement with a conveyor pulling system associated with a car wash facility. Responsive to detecting the vehicle engagement with the conveyor pulling system, the processor may obtain information associated with a foot pedal position of a foot pedal and a gear selector position of a gear selector from a first sensor and a second sensor, respectively. The processor may verify that the foot pedal is in a released position and the gear selector is in a neutral position based on the obtained information and cause the gear selector to remain in the neutral position while the vehicle is engaged with the conveyor pulling system.
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