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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rahul Reddy Nagavally, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ajinkya Joshi, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Souri Gadepalli, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kevin Wegienka, Novi, MI (US);
Mengxiong Wan, Troy, MI (US);
Shane Larkin, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to determine a steering torque of a vehicle and to select one of a hands-on mode or a hands-free mode for operating the vehicle along a portion of the roadway based on comparing the steering torque to a steering torque threshold.