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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Flis, Northville, MI (US);
Matthew Johnson, Toledo, OH (US);
Brendan Diamond, Naples, FL (US);
Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a sensor unit and a processor is disclosed. The sensor unit may be configured to detect surface characteristics of a surface on which the vehicle is located. The processor may be configured to determine that the vehicle is located in a predefined geofenced area. Responsive to determining that the vehicle is located in the predefined geofenced area, the processor may determine that the surface characteristics may be equivalent to predefined characteristics based on inputs obtained from the sensor unit. The processor may adjust one or more vehicle operating parameters responsive to determining that the surface characteristics may be equivalent to the predefined characteristics.