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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Bier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a sensor unit and a processor is disclosed. The sensor unit may be configured to detect a presence of a user in proximity to the vehicle. The processor may be configured to determine a user presence in proximity to the vehicle based on inputs obtained from the sensor unit, and obtain a user preference associated with a preferred vehicle activation mode, from a plurality of vehicle activation modes, responsive to determining the user presence. The processor may further activate the preferred vehicle activation mode, and control an operation of a vehicle component based on the preferred vehicle activation mode.