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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen Moneypenny, San Diego, CA (US);
Bradford Zercoe, San Jose, CA (US);
Amil Vira, Irvine, CA (US);
Justin Yang, Boise, ID (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a seating assembly, a docking station adjacent to the seating assembly, an accessory configured to selectively engage the docking station to couple the accessory with the vehicle, an identification circuit configured to detect the accessory approaching the vehicle, an adjustment system configured to adjust the seating assembly, and control circuitry in communication with the identification circuit and the adjustment system, the control circuitry configured to control the adjustment system to adjust the seating assembly to provide access to the docking station in response to detection of the accessory approaching the vehicle.